ILLINOIS STYLE: Seller reunites people with their past via eBayKankakee Daily Journal, IL –31 minutes agoOAKWOOD, Ill. (AP) — A Vermilion County eBay seller sometimes has a hard time selling his collectible merchandise. Brian Makowski of Oakwood sells a … More: continued here
Read More »Mugabe’s Vote Review Call May Buy Time Before Runoff (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
The state-controlled Sunday Mail yesterday said the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front party, or Zanu-PF, wants the recalculation because of alleged errors in the vote count. More: continued here
Read More »Texas: Toyota teams race quotes, notes (Motorsport.com)
The top Toyota Camry finisher of Sunday’s race was Kyle Busch, who earned a third-place result, leading 50 laps. Combined with Busch, Denny Hamlin (fifth) and Tony Stewart (seventh) gave Toyota three top-10 finishes. More: continued here
Read More »A cultural celebration (The State)
International Festival brings sights, tastes of faraway places to Columbia It has been 10 years since Taknocka Sam moved to Columbia. She has never stopped missing the sights, smells and tastes from her childhood growing up in a U.S. military family living in Germany, Spain, France, Austria and Canada. On …
Read More »Stamp exhibit brings collectors together (The Alexander City Outlook)
More than 100 people attended the stamp exhibit held in downtown Alexander City Saturday. The exhibit was held to showcase old and new stamps, and to create an interest in the hobby of stamp collecting. More: continued here
Read More »Demand for food stamps, pantry aid accelerates – Trading Markets (press release)
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Read More »Frustration increases over Truckee post office – Sierra Sun (subscription)
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Read More »More proof of stark poverty – Workers World
More proof of stark povertyWorkers World –29 minutes agoThese statistics have to do with food stamps. You have to be desperately poor to qualify for food stamps. You have to prove that without them, you’d be more … More: continued here
Read More »Food pantry seeing increase in food stamp usage – Rockford Register Star
Food pantry seeing increase in food stamp usageRockford Register Star, IL –4 minutes agoMore Americans — some 28 million — are expected to turn to food stamps in the next year than at any time since the program was established in the 1960s. … More: continued here
Read More »Access to Food Stamps – New York Times
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