Food Stamps Rise in Military HomesDaily BeastThe families of American service members are increasingly forced to rely on food stamps to get by. Since 2007, the amount of money military families redeem in food stamps has jumped from $24.8 million to $103.6 million in 2013. Thirty percent of … More: …
Read More »Editorial: Banking on the neighborhood post office – MetroWest Daily News
Editorial: Banking on the neighborhood post officeMetroWest Daily NewsCongress replaced the old Post Office Department with the U.S. Postal Service with the intention that the USPS would be self-sustaining and unsubsidized. It was time, Congress said, for the Postal Service to be run like a business, at least until it …
Read More »Darryl Franks arrested in robbery of Alexandria post office – Washington Post
Darryl Franks arrested in robbery of Alexandria post officeWashington PostPolice have arrested a 58-year-old D.C. man who they say robbed an Alexandria post office by implying that he was armed, authorities said Tuesday. Darryl Franks is charged with robbery in connection with the Jan. 10 incident at the post office …
Read More »TNT Post steps up challenge to Britain's Royal Mail
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's second-biggest postal company TNT Post is to double its London workforce to 2,000 this year as it steps up its challenge to the dominance of Royal Mail (RMG.L). TNT Post, owned … More: continued here
Read More »Apparently, ‘Neither Rain Nor Snow’ Means Little At One Bronx Post Office – CBS Local
Apparently, 'Neither Rain Nor Snow' Means Little At One Bronx Post OfficeCBS LocalThere's got to be an answer to this,” Riverdale resident Sylvia Caske added. CBS 2's Young tried getting an answer at the main post office for the zip code — the place was jammed like the last mailing …
Read More »Lululemon apologize after banning customers from online store for reselling … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Lululemon apologize after banning customers from online store for reselling …Daily MailLululemon has apologized for banning customers from its online store after they were found to be reselling products on eBay. The yoga retailer admitted to Business Insider that it had blocked certain customers from shopping on its …
Read More »Lunch Links: Military families and food stamps, Inequality for All, and a … – The Progressive Pulse
Lunch Links: Military families and food stamps, Inequality for All, and a …The Progressive Pulse'Food stamp usage at the stores has more than quadrupled since 2007 as the recession compounded the already difficult financial situation faced by military families. New soldiers with a child and a spouse earn $20,000 per …
Read More »eBay and USPS Cast Doubts on Same Day Delivery Model – EcommerceBytes
EcommerceBytes eBay and USPS Cast Doubts on Same Day Delivery ModelEcommerceBytesThere are signs that same-day delivery may not be as winning a model as some had hoped. The USPS suspended one of two pilot programs called Metro Post due to a lack of participation from retailers, and eBay CEO John …
Read More »How these British actors ended up on US postal stamps – Redwood Times
How these British actors ended up on US postal stampsRedwood TimesHow these British actors ended up on US postal stamps. By Ryan Teague Beckwith, Digital First Media. Posted: 02/18/2014 06:21:25 AM PST. How these British actors ended up on US postal stamps. Harry Potter has cast his spell on the …
Read More »Can you bank on a loan from the post office? – Yahoo Finance (blog)
The Spokesman Review Can you bank on a loan from the post office?Yahoo Finance (blog)The OIG's proposal, “Providing Non-Bank Financial Services for the Underserved,” outlines a suite of financial services the post office could bring to the public, including a Postal Card that could be used to pay bills and …
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