Las Vegas Review-Journal Applying for welfare benefits, food stamps in Nevada will be more challenging …Las Vegas SunThe state Division of Welfare and Supportive Services said today that those applying for welfare payments, food stamps and Medicaid will not be able to file their claims on the electronic system from …

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Police shoot robbery suspect outside Post Office on Oak Lawn Ave.Dallas VoicePostOffice As we've noted here repeatedly, the Office Depot and U.S. Post Office parking lots on Oak Lawn Avenue aren't safe places to park when you're going to the Cedar Springs strip at night. At about 2 a.m. Saturday …

San Mateo Daily Journal Burlingame may oversee post office historic preservationSan Mateo Daily JournalWith the downtown Burlingame post office for sale and development plans in the works, city officials are considering making a request to act as the agency that helps preserve its historical integrity. The 220 Park Road property, …

With the downtown Burlingame post office for sale and development plans in the works, city officials are considering making a request to act as the agency that helps preserve its historical integrity. More: continued here

Scotsman Royal Mail sale: Rural charges under scrutinyScotsmanThe bill was tabled amid concerns the privatisation of Royal Mail in the next few weeks will lead to the end of the universal service guarantee and see higher prices for remote areas. While Lib Dem business minister Jo Swinson disagreed with imposing …

Washington Post No Food Stamps for SodaNational Review OnlineIf one Republican congressman has his way, the days of buying soda or Twinkies with food stamps will be over. Representative Phil Roe (R., Tenn.) introduced on Tuesday a bill that would require food stamps to be spent only on nutritious food. …

By Neil Maidment LONDON (Reuters) – Britain embarked on its largest privatisation in decades on Thursday as the government unveiled plans to sell the majority of the near 500-year-old state-owned Royal Mail postal service. The Department for Business said a stock market flotation, fiercely opposed by unions, would take place …

EDITORIAL: Food stamps are a lifelineCincinnati.comThe governor should reconsider that decision. He showed compassion for the less fortunate in supporting an expansion of Medicaid. This program is no less fundamental. Food stamps are not meant to provide all the nutrition one needs, but are supplemental. More: continued here

Living costs for British expats are rising at almost three times the inflation rate in this country, according to a new report. More: continued here