Lecompton residents are still seeking answers from the U.S. Postal Service about why the window service hours at their post office were cut, why mail routes were transferred to Perry and how taking those measures improve efficiency and save money for the postal service. More: continued here
The Guardian Identity theft fears as a faulty laptop is resold on eBayThe GuardianA London film maker has found that a faulty Acer laptop he returned to Sainsbury's was sold via eBay to an American buyer – who contacted him to let him know he had access to his personal profile on the machine. Glenn…
As Congress and the White House debate proposed cuts in the federal food stamps program, Kansas and Oklahoma are going ahead with reductions that could leave thousands of people without subsidies for food … More: continued here
BBC News Royal Mail shares to be sold before possible strikesBBC NewsRoyal Mail shares are to be sold by mid-October, before postal workers have a chance to strike over the move. The company is valued at £2.6bn to £3.3bn, the government said on Friday. The Department for Business said Royal Mail would list on the…
Daily Mail Royal Mail to sell £3billion worth of shares before staff get chance to strike …Daily MailRoyal Mail warned yesterday: 'Potential investors should assume that national strike action and other forms of industrial action will take place across the whole of the group's activities during the period immediately after, and may take place during…
Ex-post office made into Plan B Burger BarCt PostFAIRFIELD — Work is progressing on the downtown outlet of Plan B Burger Bar, a regional restaurant chain that plans to open its seventh location this fall in the former post office building at 1262 Post Road. Most of the original brick structure, and … More: continued…
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Washington Post (blog) The House's food stamps cuts aren't just cruel. They're dumb.Washington Post (blog)One of the key ways House Republicans want to impose harsh cuts on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, often referred to as food stamps) is by bringing back, in force, a policy item that had slowly been removed by the…
Royal Mail privatisation rushed by Government to rake in £2billion before …Mirror.co.ukThe Government is set to rake in £2billion from a rushed sale of the Royal Mail. Ministers snubbed thousands of workers by announcing plans to complete the hated sell-off before a threatened strike can take place. Meanwhile, critics who warned the sale … More: continued…
Sorry, Charlie: A 49-Cent Stamp Will Not Save Your Post OfficeDailyFinanceThis week, the United States Postal Service unveiled its grand plan to raise revenues, close its budget deficit, and save the Post Office now and forever. It's going to … raise stamp prices by 3 cents. As grand plans go, this one is kind of…