Have you ever wondered how junk mail follows you so easily when you move to a new address? How do credit card companies, catalogs, charities seeking money and everyone else all know when you have moved across town or across the country entirely? More: continued here
Inquirer Editorial: It shouldn't take so long to get food stampsPhilly.comPennsylvania and New Jersey should be ashamed to be among the worst states in the nation in meeting federal rules by getting food stamps to the needy within 30 days. Their bureaucratic delays create more hardships for families struggling to put food on … More:…
Nearly 1 in 6 Americans Receive Food StampsWall Street Journal (blog)One of the federal government's biggest social welfare programs, which expanded when the economy convulsed, isn't shrinking back alongside the recovery. Food stamp rolls increased on a year-over-year basis, but were 0.4% lower from the prior month, the …and more » More: continued here
The Post Office admits there have been software defects in a computer system at the centre of a bitter dispute with sub-postmasters who say they have been wrongly accused over alleged shortfalls. More: continued here
The Guardian Royal Mail sell-off details to be announcedThe GuardianThe government will this week formally announce its plan to sell off the Royal Mail in the most contentious privatisation since British Rail two decades ago. Vince Cable, the business secretary, will make a statement to the House of Commons formally …Britain to unveil Royal Mail privatization…
Yahoo! Sports (blog) Swansea ballboy 'kicked' by Eden Hazard sells his jacket on eBayYahoo! Sports (blog)A look through the eBay history of the seller listing the jacket on behalf of Morgan shows that he/she has been selling footballs "used in the Championship until 2011." So now we might understand why the youngster was so unwilling…
Business secretary Vince Cable is expected to make statement this week kickstarting sale of postal service The government will this week formally announce its plan to sell off the Royal Mail in the most contentious privatisation since British Rail two decades ago. Vince Cable, the business secretary, will make a statement to the House of…
How The Post Office Sells Your New Address To Anyone Who Pays ( And The …ForbesThe post office also sells cheaper licenses with 18 months of data. The Postal Service makes about $8 million a year licensing its change of address data, according to James Wilson, the USPS manager of address management. But the program…
Post Office admits computer defectBayoubuzzThe Post Office has admitted that software defects have occurred with a computer system at the centre of a bitter dispute with some of its 11,500 sub-postmasters across the UK. More than 100 say they were wrongly prosecuted or made to repay money after … More: continued here
NewsNet5.com Pet Food Stamps program: Should pets receive Food Stamps?NewsNet5.com"I believe Food Stamps should be used for the children and the family at home, not for pets or cats or dogs or birds," said Shonda Thompson. But if you are among the 40 million families who can't afford food for your table, you can't afford…