How The Farm Bill's $8.7 Billion Food Stamp Cuts Hurt Working AmericaThe Real News NetworkShe works part-time, making $10 an hour, and she says she needs any help that she can get, even though she's on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps. KATHY BURKE, FOOD STAMP RECIPIENT: Boy.and more » More: continued…
Bay St. Louis police foiled an attempted burglary at the United States Post Office on Highway 90 early Friday morning. Bay St. Louis Chief of Police Michael DeNardo said officers responded to the post office's silent alarm shortly after midnight. More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Vince Cable 'not a share price expert' says Clegg, in Royal Mail rowTelegraph.co.ukMr Cable has been accused of costing the Government £1bn by setting the share price in the sale too low. According to Freedom of Information requests, the 21 banks pitching to work on the floatation valued the Royal Mail between £4 billion…
Royal Mail shares undersold, bank valuations revealPolitics.co.ukTaxpayers are £1 billion worse off as a result of the government's decision to sell-off Royal Mail below City banks' estimates, it has emerged. A freedom of information request by the Labour party revealed that 15 out of 21 banks which were asked to … More: continued here
It seems like every week that someone lobs another brick at the government, Business Secretary Vince Cable in particular, over the privatisation of Royal Mail. That Royal Mail's share price is, at the time of writing, around 80% above its offer price just five months on from the flotation doesn't help the government's case that…
Palermo post office broken into; four mailboxes damagedMercury-RegisterPALERMO — Butte County sheriff's investigators responded to a call Thursday morning about a break-in at the Palermo post office that happened sometime during the previous night. Sheriff's spokeswoman Miranda Bowersox said dispatchers received a call …and more » More: continued here
Royal Mail share price: fresh IPO accusations claim taxpayers lost up to £1.5bniNVEZZiNVEZZ.com, Friday, February 7: The high-profile initial public offering (IPO) of Britain's national postal service, Royal Mail (LON:RMG) has been criticised for substantially undervaluing the company. The latest accusation being outlined in an FT … More: continued here
Obama signing farm bill trimming food stampsWSBT-TVWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is carrying out a presidential duty he hasn't had a lot of opportunity to perform recently: signing into law a major piece of bipartisan legislation. Obama planned to sign a far-reaching farm bill Friday during … More: continued here
Police: Man arrested after going through mail at Post OfficeNapa Valley RegisterA man on probation was arrested Wednesday after police officers were dispatched to a report of an unwanted subject at the US Post Office on Second Street, police said. The man was going through mail that did not belong to him, police said. Michael…
Man Tries to Sell Girlfriend Listed as 'Old Woman' on Ebay in Worst Valentine …TIMETake on unflattering picture of your girlfriend and auction her off on eBay. Shuan Coles says he put girlfriend Debbie Moran — who he listed simply as “Old Woman” — for sale as a joke. He even put “lack of housework”…