Should the public be able to know what food stamps buy?The Birmingham News – al.com"The debate in Congress about cutting the food stamp program has sparked predictable clashes between those who want to help the poor and those who want to cut government spending," the editorial opened. "But strangely missing from the arguments is a …Americans…
Royal Mail boss Moya Greene has been shamed into handing back a shocking £120,000 housing perk. The Canadian was given the money to help her buy a home as part of a lavish £1.5million pay and perks package last year. More: continued here
Protesters at historic post office warned to move off propertyKTVU San FranciscoPeople camping out around Berkeley's historic post office in protest of plans to close it have been warned to move off U.S. Postal Service property, officials said Friday, Aug. 2nd. A group of postal inspectors and postal police visited the protesters …Zen and the…
The Guardian Royal Mail: a public company offering too much private helpThe GuardianRoyal Mail payments. Vince Cable is right to put his foot down with regard to the Royal Mail helping Moya Greene buy a UK home. Photograph: Royal Mail/PA. Royal Mail, if the government gets its way, will be in the private sector soon….
Las Vegas Review-Journal USPS could start shipping booze as money makerChicago TribuneSome U.S. senators have proposed an inventive plan for the cash-strapped Postal Service to raise cash: lifting a century-old ban on the agency shipping alcohol. The two Republican and Democratic senators late on Thursday introduced legislation to …Post Office mulls booze deliveries to raise…
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Berkeley: Post office protesters ordered to disperseContra Costa TimesBERKELEY — Though the group of people camping out at Berkeley's historic post office in protest of plans to close it have been warned to move off U.S. Postal Service property, they have no plans to disperse. A group of postal inspectors and postal … More: continued…
Though no time frame was set by postal inspectors on when the group of 30-odd Berkeley protesters should break camp, those loyal to the cause have said they will not leave, even with the threat of arrests. More: continued here
GOP prepares bill to trim food stampsReading EagleWASHINGTON – House Republicans are preparing legislation that would cut food stamps by as much as $4 billion annually in an effort to downsize a program that many conservatives say has become too bloated in recent years. A group of Republicans led … More: continued here
People camping out around Berkeley's historic post office in protest of plans to close it have been warned to move off U.S. Postal Service property, officials said Friday, Aug. 2nd. A group of postal inspectors and postal police visited the protesters Friday and warned them that they needed to remove their tents from the steps…