CONCORD, N.H. — A temporary increase in food stamps expires Oct. 31, meaning for millions of Americans, the benefits that help put food on the table won't stretch as far as they have for the past four years. More: continued here
Families, food banks fear food stamp cutsThe ColumbianWhat wasn't expected until this summer is an additional cut to food stamps that's likely to be somewhere between $4 billion and $40 billion nationwide. The House of Representatives recently passed a $40 billion cut, and the Senate previously approved a …and more » More: continued here
Berkeley post office officially for saleInside Bay AreaArreguin pointed to an Oct. 1 letter to the City Council from the U.S. Postal Service, giving the council until mid-November to comment on whether the sale would have a negative consequence on the preservation of the historic building. Section 106 of … More: continued here
Two post office managers are charged with running a scam, using their jobs to block the postal service out of tens of thousands of dollars. More: continued here
Crave Online Ted Williams Condoms Pop Up on EbayCrave OnlineIt's one of the odder stories around one of baseball's all-time greatest players. Ted Williams had to sue the National Hygenic Products company to get his likeness off of their condoms. The company stole the image from his 1954 baseball card to help … More: continued…
UPDATE 2-British public flock to Royal Mail share offerReutersLONDON Oct 9 (Reuters) – Britain's biggest privatisation in decades captured the imagination of the public, with 700,000 individuals applying for seven times the number of Royal Mail shares on offer to private investors. Despite the threat of strike …and more » More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail investors still buying in grey market as Vince Cable prepares to be …Telegraph.co.ukSpreadbetting firm IG Index said demand for Royal Mail in the grey market was “just as strong” today as the record demand yesterday with investors betting that the shares will open far higher than the Government's estimates. Alistair McCraig, market…
Bloomberg Royal Mail's Nightmare: A Booming IPOBloombergThis week the deadline ended for investors to buy shares in the privatization of the U.K.'s Royal Mail, the 500-year-old postal service that even former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher didn't dare sell. A public uproar might be in the cards as well …Privatised Royal Mail must not increase stamp…
A temporary increase in food stamps expires Oct. 31, meaning for millions of Americans, the benefits that help put food on the table won't stretch as far as they have for the past four years. Food stamps … More: continued here
Old post office nears 100 yearsLebanon DemocratThe Wilson County Election Commission will soon celebrate the 100th anniversary of the groundbreaking of Lebanon's “old federal post office.” Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett will speak at the Oct. 30 event, where he will also present a … More: continued here