Margareta Pagano: Goldman's role in the Royal Mail sell-off is a red rag to …The IndependentSelling off the Royal Mail is controversial enough without the Government throwing yet more petrol bombs through its letterbox. But that's what ministers have done by selecting three banks most associated with the worst excesses …
Read More »From the mouths of babes: the Republican war on food stamps
Republican efforts to shrink and ultimately do away with the food-stamp program will cause needless suffering and are not fiscally sound, writes Paul Krugman. More: continued here
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World number one Novak Djokovic made an important statement when he beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 6-2 6-3 at Roland Garros on Saturday. More: continued here
Read More »City Turns To eBay In Effort To Sell Morgue Refrigerator – CBS Local
City Turns To eBay In Effort To Sell Morgue RefrigeratorCBS LocalNEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The city Office of General Services has gone on eBay, hoping someone will buy a steel morgue refrigerator that has been taken out of use at the Manhattan Psychiatric Center. Bidding on Saturday morning was up …
Read More »Bridgwater Post Office Eastover decision awaited
THE Post Office is still to confirm whether its main Bridgwater office will be heading to Eastover. More: continued here
Read More »Residents urged to pre-apply for disaster food stamps – The Republic
Residents urged to pre-apply for disaster food stampsThe RepublicBATON ROUGE, Louisiana — With the start of the 2013 hurricane season, Louisiana officials are urging residents to pre-apply online for disaster food benefits. The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly called disaster food stamps… More: continued here
Read More »State Puts Huge, Used Morgue Fridge Up for Sale on eBay – NBC New York
State Puts Huge, Used Morgue Fridge Up for Sale on eBayNBC New YorkNew York's Office of General Services has turned to eBay in an attempt to sell off a huge, steel morgue refrigerator now located at a Manhattan psychiatric hospital. Bidding on Saturday morning was up to $355 for the …
Read More »Suspicious Package Found at Ontario Post Office – Rochester YNN
Suspicious Package Found at Ontario Post OfficeRochester YNNThe post office in Ontario Wayne County closed around 12 p.m. Saturday after a suspicious package with white powder and no labels was found. The post office was closed for a few hours, but after testing was done, authorities found nothing dangerous. More: …
Read More »Krugman: Expanding food stamps can help spur economy – Houston Chronicle
The Week Magazine Krugman: Expanding food stamps can help spur economyHouston ChronicleEvery once in a while, however, politicians do something so wrong, substantively and morally, that cynicism just won't cut it; it's time to get really angry instead. So it is with the ugly, destructive war against food stamps. The …
Read More »Quirky Kurbwatt electric postal van from 1980s surfaces on eBay – Autoblog (blog)
Quirky Kurbwatt electric postal van from 1980s surfaces on eBayAutoblog (blog)Here's a tough sell on eBay: an old electric postal delivery van that only gets eight miles of range. It could go up to 40 miles on a charge, but that would cost about $1,600 for a new battery on …
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