CBS Local Sutton Shopping Plaza Roof Collapses, Closes Post OfficeCBS LocalSUTTON (CBS) — The roof of a shopping plaza in Sutton collapsed Wednesday afternoon under the weight of heavy snow drifts. Earlier in the day, a partial collapse at the plaza off Route 146 closed several businesses and the post office, police said.Sutton Square plaza…
Rep. Gene Alday, Republican from Mississppi, has come under fire for racist remarks involving welfare. More: continued here
Insider Monkey (blog) Billionaire Leon Cooperman Desperately Clutching Onto eBay Inc (EBAY…Insider Monkey (blog)eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) saw its stake rise in Omega's portfolio, as Cooperman added 375,200 shares of the technology company in the fourth quarter. The company's $198.08 million stake now represents 3.38% of Omega's portfolio value. eBay plans to …and more » More: continued here
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 and time of her …DFCS…
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 agreed to stay on. A…
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 day of the week food-stamp…
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 stamps represent three years based…
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 Alday, R-Walls, delivered his apology…
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