Food-Stamp Benefit Cut On Horizon For Ohioans10TVAbout 1.8 million Ohioans who get food stamps will see a reduction in benefits when a federal program expires in November. And a new report says that will be devastating to the people who use the program. In 2009, as part of the economic-stimulus …
Read More »REFILE-UK seeks firms to help sell Royal Mail shares to public – Reuters
Scotsman REFILE-UK seeks firms to help sell Royal Mail shares to publicReutersLONDON Aug 7 (Reuters) – The British government has invited stockbrokers to apply to help sell shares in the Royal Mail postal service to members of the public as part of a planned stock market listing. The 497-year-old institution …
Read More »Trump Reaches $200 Million Deal For Leasing Old Post Office Building In … – Huffington Post
Trump Reaches $200 Million Deal For Leasing Old Post Office Building In …Huffington PostWASHINGTON — Donald Trump's real estate company has completed a $200 million deal on a 60-year lease agreement on the Old Post Office building in Washington. The General Services Administration says the deal with the Trump Organization …
Read More »Burned post office on Kauai unlikely to be rebuilt – MiamiHerald.com
Burned post office on Kauai unlikely to be rebuiltMiamiHerald.comLIHUE, Hawaii — U.S. Postal Service officials say they're unlikely to rebuild a full-service post office in the Kauai town of Hanamaulu near Lihue after a fire destroyed the last one. The old post office operated out of the Hanamaulu Trading Company …
Read More »Royal Mail strikes will get longer, says union chief
General secretary of Communication Workers Union delivers warning as postal workers begin second round of walkouts Industrial action by postal workers could escalate into longer walkouts, a union leader has warned, as postal workers take to picket lines across the country for a second round of strikes. Billy Hayes, the …
Read More »Postcard protest at Royal Mail sell-off plan – This is Cornwall
Postcard protest at Royal Mail sell-off planThis is CornwallHoniton Senior Voice chairman Vic Bowsher added: "As someone who lives in a rural area I know how important Royal Mail is, especially to seniors in more isolated areas. "We are sending a message that the sell-off is opposed by 67% of …
Read More »Join campaign against Royal Mail privatisation – Stroud News and Journal
Stroud News and Journal Join campaign against Royal Mail privatisationStroud News and JournalIn 2008, the SNJ backed a campaign to save post offices across the area earmarked for closure. After a hard-fought battle, Uplands Post Office in Stroud, which was closed, re-opened just months later to the joy of campaigners …
Read More »Insiders have parts in post office development saga – Chicago Sun-Times
Insiders have parts in post office development sagaChicago Sun-TimesMuch of the attention surrounding the old Chicago Main Post Office redevelopment has centered on the Monaco-based English developer Bill Davies and his patchy track record. Others who stand to benefit from the recently approved plan have escaped … More: continued here
Read More »Post Office blamed for drinking water standard violation
WALDRON — The Waldron Conservancy District Tuesday issued a public notice announcing its water system violated a drinking water standard in June. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail boss 'took cash from children's cards'
Observation team caught sorting office boss with crumped notes in pockets, court hears A Royal Mail sorting office manager ripped open envelopes to steal money from children's birthday cards, a court heard today . David Baker, 47, selected "colourful" envelopes that he thought were being sent to youngsters, and removed …
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