Crown Post Office Staff Stage Strike Action
Post Office workers have gone on strike over plans to close 70 state-owned branches and a dispute over pay. More: continued here
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News of the wild: Trapshoots, CPO honors and duck stamps – Quincy Herald Whig
News of the wild: Trapshoots, CPO honors and duck stampsQuincy Herald WhigWindy conditions didn't deter shooters from posting solid scores during the Quincy Gun Club's monthly registered trapshoot. Daryl Lucas won the 16-yard singles in the June event with a score of 98, besting a field of 47 shooters. John Upschulte took … More: continued…
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Lawmaker is wrong about food stamp use – ABQ Journal
Lawmaker is wrong about food stamp useABQ JournalTexas lawmaker Louie Gohmert's recent comment that poor people are using food stamps to buy extravagant foods such as king crab legs, and so it's not bad to cut nearly 2 million low-income people off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food … More: continued here
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Audrey Hepburn stamps fetch $606,000 at auction
Ten stamps, bearing the face of Audrey Hepburn, were sold at a UN charity auction in Berlin for $606,000. The stamps bearing a photograph of Audrey Hepburn wearing a wide-rimmed hat, with a cigarette holder between her teeth, were sold for 54-times more than their face value. More: continued here
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Post Office staff strike action
Workers in hundreds of Crown post offices will take fresh strike action today in a long-running row over branch closures, jobs and pay. More: continued here
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Mayor apologizes for lack of demolition amendment
WAILUKU – Mayor Alan Arakawa apologized Friday for the “mistake” his administration made when it did not formally amend the county budget to show that certain funds would be used to demolish the Old Wailuku Post Office earlier this year. More: continued here
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Square launches e-commerce website, takes on eBay, Amazon – Times of India
Times of India Square launches e-commerce website, takes on eBay, AmazonTimes of IndiaSquare, which makes money by taking a 2.75% cut of every payment it processes, has raised the competitive ante, especially with eBay, the web bazaar whose PayPal subsidiary is one of the dominant online payment operators. However, there are countless …Square challenges eBay with…
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[Deal Alert] Unlocked Galaxy S4 Mini (i9190) Available On eBay Daily Deals For … – Android Police
[Deal Alert] Unlocked Galaxy S4 Mini (i9190) Available On eBay Daily Deals For …Android PoliceThe Galaxy S4 Mini isn't as powerful as the original S4, its screen isn't as nice, nor is it as easy to find. That said, an unlocked version of Galaxy S4 Mini is available today-only on eBay for $539.99. It's not…
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Post office staff strike over
Workers in hundreds of Crown post offices will take fresh strike action today in a long-running row over branch closures, jobs and pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at up to 371 of the offices will walk out for 24 hours – the seventh round of industrial action since Easter. More: continued here
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Cantor Weighs Splitting Food Stamps From Farm Bill – Wall Street Journal- India
Cantor Weighs Splitting Food Stamps From Farm BillWall Street Journal- IndiaWASHINGTON—House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, trying to find a way to revive the failed farm bill, is giving "serious consideration" to splitting funding for food stamps from core farm programs that need reauthorizing, a senior Republican aide said.Republicans Eye Splitting Farms, Food Stamps for MeasureBloombergFarm…