Working Life (High and Low) (New York Times)
Jean Capobianco?s employer embraced a controversial strategy insisting that she and other staff were independent contractors, not employees. More: continued here
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Why can’t I get food stamps? (Miami Herald)
Q. Two or three years ago, I received a letter in the mail saying I was eligible for the SunCap food stamp program. Since I was in the process of moving and visiting friends throughout the state, I put it on the back burner. More: continued here
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EBay Mulling Skype Sale (Slashdot)
MaineCoasts writes “The Financial Times reports that eBay’s new CEO is evaluating a sale of Skype if new ways cannot be found for the fast-growing service to support its core e-commerce business. EBay reported earlier this week that Skype had a 61 percent increase in first-quarter revenue over the same quarter last year and now…
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Jacksonville Beach post office finds new home (The Florida Times-Union)
JACKSONVILLE BEACH – It’s official. The post office has found a new home in Jacksonville Beach. More: continued here
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Couple charged in theft of food, food stamps (The Post-Standard)
UPDATED: 05 :09 a.m. EDT, April 19, 2008 Talk about this story and more in the forum. More: continued here
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Thief’s £100,000 stamp collection on eBay (Daily Telegraph)
One of Britain’s leading philatelists is to put his stamp collection on eBay to pay back £70,000 he plundered from church funds. More: continued here
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County Using eBay To Sell Old Equipment (The Post-Journal)
4/19/2008 – MAYVILLE — EBay may be the world’s largest garage sale, but the Web site is helping county officials do away with old computer equipment while making a little bit of money. More: continued here
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Post office extends hours for passports (The Standard-Times)
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Up in alms at post office closure (Daily Telegraph)
Villagers dressed in ancient alms costumes gathered yesterday to protest at plans to shut a Norfolk post office. More: continued here
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Kolkata Knight Riders outplay Bangalore Royal Challengers (The Hindu)
Chennai: A sensational unbeaten 158 by wicket-keeper batsman Brendon McCullum powered Kolkata Knight Riders to a comprehensive 140-run win over Bangalore Royal Challengers in the inaugural match of the Indian Premier League in Bangalore on … More: continued here