Belleville West stamps itself as a dual track and field powerBelleville News Democrat,  USABY DEAN CRIDDLE – News-Democrat CHARLESTON — After a thrilling and surprising week, it's safe to say the Belleville West Maroons track and field program will never quite be the same. In a matter of seven days, …

SmarTrend(R) News Watch: CVC Makes Bid For Stake In Royal MailFOXBusinessMay 31, 2009 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) —-According to a report from the Sunday Telegraph, Private equity group CVC Partners made a $3.21 billion offer for a 30% stake in state-run Royal Mail. The company's bid was a step …

Primary voters will be in dark over lieutenant governor postThe Star-Ledger – NJ.com, NJThe idea was to prevent a repeat of the scenarios when governors Christie Whitman and James E. mcgreevey resigned, leaving the office to Senate presidents whom voters did not choose in a statewide election. Critics say the position …

Food Stamp Use Increases in UtahKUTV, UTNumbers show that the use of food stamps here in the state grew 5% in a matter of weeks. This means more people need help and local pantries are doing everything they can to assist those who need a little assistance. Here at the Crossroads …

AuctionBytes Blog eBay Checkout, Merchant Accounts and PCI ComplianceAuctionBytes Blog, MALast Monday, I wrote about an issue affecting sellers with merchant credit card accounts, and in particular about a seller who had a question regarding eBay's Payflow Gateway Service. Sellers who have a credit card merchant account and wish to use …

Slumping Economy Puts Test to an Aid System Tied to JobsNew York Times, United StatesWith millions of jobs lost and major industries on the ropes, America's array of government aid — including unemployment insurance, food stamps and cash welfare — is being tested as never before. This series examines how the …

Thief smashes way into post officeNEWS.com.au, AustraliaA THIEF used a baseball bat to smash his way into the Torrensville post office this morning to rob it of eight mobile phones. He smashed the front glass door about 3.45am, stealing the phones from a display case. He is described as Caucasian in …

Early food stamps a mistakeKSLA-TV, LASHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) – Two-hundred, fifty thousand families in Louisiana are getting their June food stamps early, because of a computer glitch. A state official says the amount of free food credits they received is the same. … More: continued here

A health-care parable from a post office linePittsburgh Post Gazette, PABy Ruth Ann Dailey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette I walk in and take the second spot in line. Within two minutes, there are six more people behind me. The man being helped by the only employee on duty is clearly in the middle …

Computer Problems Delaying Food Stamp ProcessTheDenverChannel.com, CODENVER — A slow computer system to input applications could be the reason why applications for food stamps are piling up and other charitable organizations are loosing money. Foundations say they are upset that the $166.4 million computer system has …Glitch drains aid to needyDenver …