The squeeze: House GOP might double food stamp cutsMSNBCJaden Painegua (2) rests on his mother's shoulder at the West Side Campaign Against Hunger food bank on July 24, 2013 in New York City. The food bank assists thousands of qualifying New York residents in providing a monthly allotment of food. (Photo by …USDA Justifies More Spending…
Your Mail 9-11-13: Save Alexandria's post offices … 'Outliers' not needed in …Alexandria Town TalkPlease, contact your senators and representatives in Washington, D.C., concerning the proposed closing of that post office and the one downtown on Murray Street. Both are essential to the larger part of the city; and they serve senior citizens and …and…
GOP bill blocks food stamp users from buying junk foodThe Hill (blog)The Healthy Food Choices Act, H.R. 3073, reflects a long-standing criticism that the government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) allows people to buy billions of dollars worth of junk food. A 2012 study found that food stamps enable … More: continued here
Donald Trump to open his first hotel in DCUSA TODAYWASHINGTON—Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump today unveiled plans to spend $200 million turning the historic Old Post Office Pavilion in the nation's capital into a luxury hotel with 270 rooms and presidential suites with bulletproof windows. More: continued here
The Old Post Office's nine lives (Video)Washington Business Journal (blog)During a press conference revealing the designs for the new Trump International Hotel at the Old Post Office, General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Commissioner Dorothy Robyn shared the story of how the historic building managed to … More: continued here
ROYAL Mail bosses have told a postwoman to stop delivering letters to a house where she was attacked by a dog. More: continued here
$20 billion not enough? House GOP weighs $40 billion food stamp cutMSNBCJaden Painegua (2) rests on his mother's shoulder at the West Side Campaign Against Hunger food bank on July 24, 2013 in New York City. The food bank assists thousands of qualifying New York residents in providing a monthly allotment of food. (Photo by …USDA…
iPhone 5 eBay prices rise even as Apple sunsets the deviceCNETiPhone 5 eBay prices rise even as Apple sunsets the device. The Cupertino computer maker will stop selling the previous generation smartphone, but demand for it is up even as iPhones 5C and 5S are waiting in the wings, if price on eBay is any…
The average middle-class working person may not require the services of the post office any longer, given the various online means for communication and settling bills, as well as the easy availability of agents to handle things like road tax and insurance. But if you were to step into a post office today to settle…
Royal Mail seeking temporary staffNewtown Abbey TimesRoyal Mail is creating hundreds of temporary jobs at the mail centre in Mallusk, to help sort post over the Christmas period. The shift work will be on offer between November and January. The move is part of a wider seasonal recruitment drive, with … More: continued here