FleetNews Specsavers delivers vision screening for Royal MailFleetNewsAshleigh Fairhurst, world class mail people development manager, said: "Royal Mail takes the health and well-being of all our colleagues very seriously. Many of our colleagues work in active, non-desk-based roles – and we wanted to ensure they have …and more » More: continued here

House GOP Leaders Agree to Further Food-Stamp CutsWall Street JournalThe agreement was reached by a working group of around 20 House Republicans who have been meeting for several weeks to find a pathway forward on food-stamps funding. The group includes House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R., Va.), who has been … …

Vote on Royal Mail strike ballotExpress.co.ukRoyal Mail said it was "disappointed" that the CWU was debating a strike ballot , adding: "Earlier this month, Royal Mail proposed a legally-binding three-year agreement to deliver its agenda for growth and industrial stability that included an 8.6 … More: continued here

House GOP Strikes Food Stamps PactNational Review Online (blog)A group of House Republicans led by Majority Leader Eric Cantor has agreed on a revision to the food stamps portion of the farm bill that Cantor believes will broadly unite the GOP conference. A senior Republican aide tells National Review Online …

WASHINGTON — Food stamps look ripe for the picking, politically speaking. Through five years and counting of economic distress, the food aid program has swollen up like a summer tomato. It grew to $78 billion last year, more than double its size when the recession began in late 2007. More: …

UPDATED: Two Men Rob Lakewood Heights Post OfficePatch.com… Paul (Editor) , August 01, 2013 at 07:35 PM. 1 Comment Recommend. Flag as Inappropriate. Yulanda Burns, a spokeswoman with the U.S Postal Inspector, discusses the August 1 robbery of the Lakewood Heights Post Office. VIDEO CREDIT: Péralte Paul. More: continued here

Yahoo! News Time to take a bite out of food stamps?Yahoo! NewsThe Republican-led House has severed food stamp policy from farm legislation, its longtime safe harbor. A group of GOP lawmakers is planning a separate food stamp bill that would cut the program by as much as 5 percent, or …

Food stamps look ripe for the picking, politically speaking. Through five years and counting of economic distress, the food aid program has swollen up like a summer tomato. It grew to $78 billion last … More: continued here

The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines Activists protest sale of Berkeley Post OfficeDaily CalifornianWhere Milvia Street crosses Allston Way, several bold signs and worn REI tents indicate a group of protesters who have been camping out in front of Berkeley's first post office since Saturday night to save …

Santa Monica's New Deal Era Post Office Building on the Road to PreservationThe Lookout NewsAugust 2, 2013 — Despite losing the battle to keep Santa Monica's 75-year-old post office open, officials and residents are working to make sure the New Deal-era building sticks around a little longer. City Hall, with …