Daily Beast Starving the PoorDaily BeastBewitched by urban legends that welfare cheaters are using food stamps to pay for steak and crab legs, the GOP aims to gut $40 billion from the assistance program. Like · Tweet. Between 2007 and 2008, the recession caused millions of Americans fell …Kansas Will …

Hundreds of people attended a rally outside a Norwich post office yesterday evening to show their opposition to plans to move the branch to another location in the city. More: continued here

Starting in October in Ohio, most able-bodied adults without children won’t be able to get food stamps unless they work, get job training, or show they’re looking for work. More: continued here

John O’Groat Journal Royal Mail sell-off would be a disasterJohn O’Groat JournalI HAVE always opposed the privatisation of Royal Mail, both when proposed by the previous Labour government and also by the current Coalition Government. Each UK government since 1994 — Labour, Tory and Lib Dem — has led down …

I HAVE always opposed the privatisation of Royal Mail, both when proposed by the previous Labour government and also by the current Coalition Government. Each UK government since 1994 — Labour, Tory and Lib Dem — has led down the privatisation route. More: continued here

Royal Mail To Recruit 21000 Staff For XmasSky NewsRoyal Mail's managing director of operations and modernisation, Mark Higson, said: "Christmas is the busiest time of the year for Royal Mail and we plan all year round to help ensure we deliver the best possible service to our customers. "Every …Royal …

Issue of "Local Mail Postage" and "Air Mail Postage" stamps on October 17thSpace Interactive (press release)Hong Kong (HKSAR) – Hongkong Post announced today (September 6) the issue of two stamps bearing "Local Mail Postage" and "Air Mail Postage" indications respectively on October 1 (Tuesday). Adopting the designs of the Heartwarming …

Royal Mail seeks 21000 Xmas staffshropshirestar.comThe temporary jobs will support Royal Mail's permanent 124,000 postmen and women who sort and deliver the mail all year round, including Christmas which is the busiest time of the year for the postal service. Royal Mail's managing director of … More: continued here

Royal Mail is to recruit more than 21,000 seasonal staff to help sort the Christmas post. The company estimated 18,000 of the posts will be in England, 2,000 in Scotland, 700 in Wales and 400 in Northern … More: continued here

Aspen to get new postmaster in October, filling oft-vacant postAspen Daily NewsSieler is currently the officer in charge of the post office in the southern Michigan town of Monroe, and he also serves as postmaster for the nearby town of Milan. “I've vacationed in Colorado quite often, though I've never …