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Miami New Times (blog) The astonishing state-by-state rise in food stamp relianceWashington Post (blog)The share of households on food stamps has more than doubled since 2000, a new Census Bureau report finds. From 2000 to 2013, the share of households receiving aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has grown …

Deputies found five small fires had been set inside the post office in Solana Beach. More: continued here

Food stamps need healthful restrictionsColumbus DispatchPerhaps the experts should start with eliminating these items from the SNAP program, aka food stamps, altogether. It's absurd that the same government that freely provides these products to our poorest also pays for their health care. In this instance … More: continued here

Household food stamp rates have more than doubled nationally and more than tripled in a handful of states. More: continued here

Chorley Citizen Royal Mail beats delivery targetsChorley CitizenRob Jenson, Operations Director, Royal Mail said: “Royal Mail's target for next day delivery of First Class is challenging and our postmen and women work exceptionally hard in the PR postcode area to deliver to these demanding targets, which are some …and more » …

Carroll Daily Times Herald Arsonist strikes post officeCarroll Daily Times HeraldSomeone set fire to the small U.S. Post Office in Ralston overnight, which burned a large hole in its south wall and forced its closure for an indefinite amount of time. It's possible the post office will not reopen, said …

Succeeding at Biz: How eBay can get Its groove backKankakee Daily JournalEarlier this year eBay, under pressure from shareholder activist Carl Icahn (we used to call these people "corporate raiders"), announced that it would spin off its profitable PayPal division into a separate company, and sell off its eBay Enterprise …

The Courier-Journal Subsidy helps food stamp recipients buy seedsThe Courier-JournalOf the nearly 750,000 people who live in Louisville, 17 percent or 127,500 individuals, rely on food stamps to purchase groceries. Helping these same customers grow their own food by purchasing seeds or seedlings via their food stamps is a new …

FedEx and UPS Have New Competition: You're Never Going to Guess Who It Is More: continued here

town featured on 'Walking Dead' for sale on eBayWSB AtlantaFans of the TV show “The Walking Dead” can now own a part of the show – the city of Grantville, Georgia. The downtown portion of the city is up for sale on eBay for a bargain: $680,000. The area features …