DESPERATE home owners are using eBay to sell their multi-million dollar properties and to avoid paying real estate agent’s fees. More: continued here
Read More »Food stamps aiding more (Scottsbluff Star-Herald)
Pregnant, jobless and faced with rising food costs, Paula Arndt says that food stamps have never seemed so valuable. Her $162 monthly allotment doesn’t stretch very far, especially given the spike in costs at the grocery store. More: continued here
Read More »eBay’s Donahoe Era: Rough Weather Ahead? (E-Commerce Times)
While Yahoo staves off a takeover bid from Microsoft — and Microsoft braces for life after Bill Gates — another high-tech pioneer is at a digital crossroads. As eBay readies for the post-Meg-Whitman era, and new CEO John Donahoe takes over, it faces fierce challenges in a Web 2.0 era …
Read More »Top Russian defector claims he was poisoned (AFP via Yahoo! News)
British detectives are investigating claims by a Russian former double agent of an assassination attempt against him, police told The Mail on Sunday newspaper. More: continued here
Read More »Start-up star (Detroit Free Press)
As Michigan struggles to increase the amount of venture capital in the state, experts say it sorely needs a major venture success story to attract potential investors from other parts of the country. More: continued here
Read More »Brighton Plans to Improve Orndorf Near Post Office, Library – WHMI
Brighton Plans to Improve Orndorf Near Post Office, LibraryWHMI, MI –2 hours ago4/6/08 – The city of Brighton has plans for a project costing up to $1.2 million to improve the area on Orndorf Drive from West Grand River in front of the … More: continued here
Read More »Maine Sees Upsurge In Food Stamp Rolls (WCSH 6 Portland)
Government officials say more people are applying for and receiving food stamps in Maine, bringing the state’ enrollment in the federal program to 176,000 people. More: continued here
Read More »Frustrated home owners selling on Ebay (Daily Telegraph)
DESPERATE home owners are using eBay to sell their multi-million dollar properties and to avoid paying real estate agent’s fees. More: continued here
Read More »Food stamps assist struggling families (Tri-Valley Herald)
Struggling with rising prices and a stalled economy, growing numbers of Bay Area families are turning to food stamps. More: continued here
Read More »City complaint line lags (Boston Globe)
When Boston officials rolled out their ambitious plans for a citizen complaint tracking system like the ones that are commonplace in cities across the country, Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced, “The city’s changing, and my administration has to change, too.” More: continued here
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