Tesla Model S Giveaway On eBayCleanTechnicaeBay Garage is running a sweepstakes to give away a 2014 Tesla Model S. You just have to be a resident of the US, 18 years of age or older, and a registered member of eBay to participate. The contest runs until May 16 of …
Read More »Car Runs into Front of Savannah Post Office – WSAV-TV
Car Runs into Front of Savannah Post OfficeWSAV-TVSavannah's Postmaster, Denise Holguin tells WSAV that this is not the first time a car has hit the front of this post office and they are looking into ways to make the area safer for employees, visitors and drivers. The condition of the …
Read More »Privatization of UK’s Royal Mail – Goldman Sachs and UBS Gave “Priority … – Center for Research on Globalization
Center for Research on Globalization Privatization of UK's Royal Mail– Goldman Sachs and UBS Gave “Priority …Center for Research on GlobalizationThe Bureau reveals the shareholders given priority status in the controversial Royal Mail flotation. (Image: Royal Mail via shutterstock.com). Hundreds of City institutions registered interest in Royal Mail shares in …
Read More »The Lists: Food stamps and poverty in Mississippi – WDAM-TV
The Lists: Food stamps and poverty in MississippiWDAM-TVMississippi does offer a food stamp program known as SNAP; however, in November of 2013, over 300,000 participants benefits were cut by 5 percent, which left program participants anywhere from $11 to $36 dollars short for food. According to sociologist … More: continued here
Read More »Harrop: Historic post offices are on the block – Reno Gazette Journal
Harrop: Historic post offices are on the blockReno Gazette JournalVENICE, Calif. – This beach community is LA's latest magnet for hip, cool and gentrification. Modest cottages currently sell for an immodest $2 million, even as homeless people, sprawled on nearby lawns, holler for handouts. Not everyone here agrees on … More: …
Read More »How The US Post Office Killed Innovative Digital Mail Because It Disrupted … – Techdirt
How The US Post Office Killed Innovative Digital Mail Because It Disrupted …TechdirtYou really should read the full story, but it involves the Postmaster General calling Outbox's founders into his office. They thought that it might be about an opportunity to work together to provide the American public a much …
Read More »Bad smell lingers around Royal Mail share sale – Financial Times
Bad smell lingers around Royal Mail share saleFinancial Times… lingers around Royal Mail share sale. From Mr James Anderson. Sir, The news that Lazard Asset Management made a profit of £8m for its clients, by selling shares in the privatisation of Royal Mail during the first week of trading, is …
Read More »1 in 5 rely on food stamps in 5 states
Nearly one in five people are on food stamps in five states, a stark reminder that the Great Recession continues to be a drag on the nation's poorest. More: continued here
Read More »1 in 5 rely on food stamps in 5 states – WDIV Detroit
WDIV Detroit 1 in 5 rely on food stamps in 5 statesWDIV DetroitNearly one in five people are on food stamps in five states, a stark reminder that the Great Recession continues to be a drag on the nation's poorest. In Mississippi, Oregon, Tennessee, New Mexico and Louisiana, food stamp …
Read More »1 in 5 rely on food stamps here – CNNMoney
Local 10 1 in 5 rely on food stamps hereCNNMoneyNationally, about 15% of Americans are on food stamps. And as the economy has improved, nationwide use of the safety-net program for the most vulnerable has edged down to 46.5 million in January, about 1.2 million fewer than a year earlier, …
Read More »