The Guardian Royal Mail chief Moya Greene bemoans 'broken' pay-setting for bossesThe GuardianPay-setting in government-backed companies is "hopelessly broken", according to Royal Mail's £1.5m-a-year chief executive, who in an unguarded email also criticised a "highly politicised" atmosphere surrounding corporate governance. Moya Greene's … More: continued here
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Inside INdiana Business (press release) LaOtto Village Post Office opens TuesdayNews SentinelU.S. Postal Service officials on Tuesday plan to open a Village Post Office in the LaOtto Marathon. Laotto Marathon owner Adam Dager feels he's ideally placed for a VPO. “We're the only gas station and convenience store in town, …
Read More »Senator: Food Stamps Are Just Like Slavery – ThinkProgress
ThinkProgress Senator: Food Stamps Are Just Like SlaveryThinkProgressSenator Rand Paul (R-KY) equated government programs that prevent people from dying of starvation with slavery in a new profile of his medical practice published today, revealing himself to hold a view of the role of government so limited as to nearly …and …
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The Spokesman Review Edit: Patriotism Lacking At Post OfficeThe Spokesman ReviewArmed with a handful of 8.5-by-11 sheets giving basic information about the Wall and its sojourn to North Idaho, Crutchfield entered a Post Office branch and asked the woman at the counter if it would be OK to post a …
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Santa Monica City Hall and Washington, D.C., are expected to face off against one another in 2015 to determine the fate of Santa Monica Airport (SMO). On a much smaller scale, Santa Monica is preparing to deal with the federal government regarding another piece of government-owned property within city limits: …
Read More »Op-ED: Health reform could boost use of food stamps – San Mateo Daily Journal
Op-ED: Health reform could boost use of food stampsSan Mateo Daily JournalGov. Jerry Brown in recent years has signed legislation to eliminate the major barriers to food stamp participation in California. New laws ended burdensome and humiliating fingerprint requirements for applicants. California also reduced the number of … More: continued here
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Kevin Glenn and the brutally efficient Stampeders remain kings of our rankings after avenging last year's Grey Cup loss by trampling the Argos in Toronto. See where the rest of the teams rate in Malcolm Kelly's weekly CFL breakdown. More: continued here
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QR Code Press PayPal and eBay promote mobile commerce to US governmentQR Code PressMobile commerce has been growing quite popular among consumers, but it may soon establish a strong following within the U.S. government. Commerce titan eBay has deployed its government relations teams, as well as that from PayPal, in …
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Some postal staff in Northern Ireland – those working in post offices, as opposed to delivery staff – will strike on Tuesday in industrial action over pay, job cuts and closures. More: continued here
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