NY advocates want to rename food stamp programSeattle Post IntelligencerALBANY, NY (AP) — Anti-hunger advocates in New York want to change the name of the food stamps program to help avoid the stigma of receiving the benefit for the poor and working poor. Assemblyman Jose Rivera of the Bronx says the stigma appears to be…
Telegraph.co.uk Thomas the Tank Engine appears on new set of Royal Mail stampsTelegraph.co.ukOne of the world's best loved children's characters is to appear on a new set of Royal Mail Stamps. By Myra Butterworth, Personal Finance Correspondent Thomas the Tank Engine is making the appearance to celebrate the centenary of the birth of creator …Thomas…
A neon light fixture in the lobby of the Bluefield, Va., post office partially obscures a Tazewell County art treasure, but the tempera mural above the postmaster’s office door represents a New Deal initiative that was aimed at restoring morale among citizens who were suffering the lingering effects of surviving the Great Depression. More: continued…
Midland post offices face closure warns MPBirmingham MailPOST offices throughout the West Midlands will close with “devastating” job losses and the six-day-a-week service jeopardised by government plans to privatise the Royal Mail. The grim warning was issued by Erdington MP …Yodel plans to double corner shopsFinancial TimesCovenience Store Access Points – A RevolutionHell Mailall 3…
Covenience Store Access Points – A RevolutionHell MailThe expansion could prove enormously popular with users who struggle to collect items during working hours and With only limited collection times offered by the Royal Mail, doubling the access points could see Yodel grab a sizeable chunk of the …Yodel plans to double corner shopsFinancial TimesMidland post…
Jeff Gordon is pushing 40, far removed from the cocky kid who shot to superstardom and helped put NASCAR on the mainstream map. More: continued here
The Rich Get Guard Dogs And The Poor Get Food Stamp CutsCare2.com (blog)The amount that the debt collector business owner spent on one of his guard dogs (Johnson says he has six), is the equivalent of what at least 157 Minnesotans will receive in food stamps for one year. That is, if those benefits don't…
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers began striking Sunday night at the Waggoners Lane post office as part of a 24-hour rotating strike that has been going on for the past week and a half across Canada. More: continued here
Truthdig Walker, GOP put conservative stamp on WisconsinWinona Daily NewsWe get food stamps but that doesn't cover everything,'' Robinson said. “I don't think I could ever sell my body but I don't know what to do.'' The cuts Walker is pushing will hurt the people who can least afford it, said Mike Solomon, a 50-year-old…
Being a returner in the CFL comes with a long list of qualifications. More: continued here