Terry Pratchett: 'Fantasy is uni-age'. Despite his Alzheimer's diagnosis, Terry Pratchett is still marvelling at the world and still writing. Terry Pratchett's entourage has taken over a corner of the White Hart hotel in Salisbury, a long-standing haunt of the writer, who has a house just outside the town.
BJ's Wholesale Club to accept food stamps. NATICK, Mass. - BJ's Wholesale Club says it will begin accepting electronic food stamp payments at all of its 180 stores. The Natick, Mass.-based chain said today that effective immediately, members can purchase food with government-issued food stamps through Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) payments.
Costco Wholesale Corp. said Wednesday that it would start accepting food stamps at its warehouse clubs nationwide after testing them at stores in New York. That is a big about-face for a chain that has catered to the bargain-hunting affluent with its gourmet foods, and a reflection of the fact food-stamp use has hit new highs.