South Carolina's unemployment drops as food stamps riseWBTW – Myrtle Beach and Florence SCWhile South Carolina leads the nation with the steepest decline in unemployment since the recession, now standing at 5.7 percent, it's food stamp enrollment in the state soared, increasing by 27 percent between 2009 and 2013, according …
Read More »Patriot Day 2014 / September 11: Walmart, Target, Banks, Schools, Post Office … – The Epoch Times
ABC News Patriot Day 2014 / September 11: Walmart, Target, Banks, Schools, Post Office…The Epoch TimesPatriot Day, which was enacted after the Sept. 11, 2014 terrorist attacks, isn't a national holiday. Banks, schools, the DMV, the post office, and mail delivery all function as normal. Meanwhile, businesses like Walmart, Target, …
Read More »Ebay’s Paypal embraces virtual currency bitcoin. Could help bitcoin get some … – Washington Post
Forbes Ebay's Paypal embraces virtual currency bitcoin. Could help bitcoin get some …Washington PostWhile the deafening buzz around Apple Pay drones on, one of its competitors quietly did something important. Paypal, the eBay-owned mobile payment system and the world's second biggest, announced that it would soon let customers pay in …
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Post office stops delivery to Brooklyn neighborhoodConsumerAffairsPackage and parcel delivery are the only areas where the post office actually has to compete for customers. Where letters and other forms of mail are concerned, the post office enjoys a near-monopoly thanks to a series of federal laws and regulations … More: …
Read More »EBT cards can be used at marijuana shops – Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Fox News EBT cards can be used at marijuana shopsAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)NOTE: An earlier version of this blog said marijuana could be purchased with “food stamps” but has been changed to say some cash is suspected of being withdrawn at marijuana stores via EBT cards, which can be used …
Read More »Olive Garden’s all-you-can eat pasta passes for sale on eBay – Fortune
Today.com Olive Garden's all-you-can eat pasta passes for sale on eBayFortuneTurns out that a seven-week, all-you-can-eat pasta binge is more desirable than even Olive Garden may have realized. The chain of Italian eateries sold all 1,000 of its Never Ending Pasta Passes in a little over an hour on Monday, …
Read More »Food notes: Food, culture at Greek Festival in Akron; stamps to appeal to … – Akron Beacon Journal
Food notes: Food, culture at Greek Festival in Akron; stamps to appeal to …Akron Beacon JournalSherrod Brown (D-Ohio), a member of the Senate agriculture committee, spoke at a dedication of the stamps in Cleveland last week. Brown is a supporter of a provision in the latest Farm Bill that will …
Read More »Stamps reduce practice to a walk-through, have fun in an unseasonal snowfall at McMahon Stadium
Late in Wednesday’s on-field session at McMahon Stadium, injured receiver Jeff Fuller grabbed the biggest chunk of snow he could carry, then heaved it into the middle of the starting defence. The boulder crashed harmlessly behind a few players, as everyone had a good chuckle. More: continued here
Read More »Analyst Downgrades: eBay Inc, GT Advanced Technologies Inc, and McDonald’s … – Schaeffers Research (blog)
Times of India Analyst Downgrades: eBay Inc, GT Advanced Technologies Inc, and McDonald's …Schaeffers Research (blog)Analysts are weighing in today on e-commerce concern eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY), sapphire glass maker GT Advanced Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:GTAT), and blue chip McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD). Here's a quick roundup of today's bearish …Here's How the Apple …
Read More »Low blow! Brooklyn post office won’t deliver to short mailboxes: residents – New York Daily News
New York Daily News Low blow! Brooklyn post office won't deliver to short mailboxes: residentsNew York Daily NewsThe change has forced them into hour-long lines at the 51st St. post office to collect the crucial medicines, Social Security checks and letters that used to come right to their door. “Since …
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