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WXIA-TV DFCS says it's giving up on food stamp phone systemWXIA-TVThe stay at home mom says she applied for help through the state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as food stamps, after her husband had a stroke. She received a letter in the mail alerting her to the date …

A CLOSURE-THREATENED post office will stay open – after the postmaster had a last minute change of heart about resigning. Tean Post Office was set to close temporarily yesterday, and villagers feared it would never re-open. But now the post office will stay open, with reduced hours, after the postmaster …

Wall Street Journal (blog) Beer Sales Spike As Food Stamps HitWall Street Journal (blog)It's a strange trend, one that could be significant to policy makers: When monthly food-stamp distributions fall on a weekend, beer sales to that population jump – by up to 7%. According to a new study, the …

To mark the Chinese New Year welcoming the Year of the Goat, the Philippine Postal Corp. (PhlPost) yesterday launched 3-D, gold-embossed souvenir stamps. The PhlPost said the Year of the Goat souvenir sheet with metallic foiling comes in three colors: silver, bronze, and gold. The three animals featured on the …

Sapo employees want the government to bail out the troubled postal service and are threatening another strike, leaving mail's future in the balance. More: continued here

Christian Science Monitor "All the blacks" in town have food stamps, says Mississippi Rep. (+video)Christian Science MonitorA DeSoto County lawmaker apologized Tuesday for saying that in the town where he used to be mayor, "all the blacks are getting food stamps and what I call 'welfare crazy checks.' Rep. Gene …

It’s a strange trend, one that could be significant to policy makers: When monthly food-stamp distributions fall on a weekend, beer sales to that population jump – by up to 7%. More: continued here

Divvy LLC , a Proxibid Company dedicated to providing consumers with high-quality new and recertified consumer electronics, today announced record results for 2014. More: continued here

Bournemouth Echo Changes to the Royal MailBasingstoke GazetteTHE news that the Royal Mail is to combine first and second deliveries into a single daily delivery has come as no surprise to many people, as recent months have seen a drop in second class mail passing through the postal system, due …

DIW: Hot Hair Glitter StampsKFVSThe hot stamps claim to add some flair to your hair, but do they work? "I've seen them on TV" said Zana Riggs. Riggs is helping us find out if these glitter Hot Hair Stamps will actually dazzle us. "A flower, a star, a peace sign, …