POST office staff are walking out this afternoon in protest against the proposed closure of Whitstable’s Crown branch.Residents are invited to join the picket line outside the Gladstone Road branch from 2pm.A petition last Saturday outside the office and Barclays Bank attracted hundreds of signatures.Communications Workers Union activist Mole Meade …
Read More »Middletown suing over post office’s chain-link fence – Times Herald-Record
Middletown suing over post office's chain-link fenceTimes Herald-RecordMayor Joe DeStefano has objected to the fence since before the post office put it up late last year as part of a larger renovation of the property, saying it projects a bad image for the city and is unnecessary because of the …
Read More »How Food Stamps Killed the Farm Bill – TIME (blog)
Yahoo! News How Food Stamps Killed the Farm BillTIME (blog)At 12:14 p.m., the House opened debate on an amendment introduced by Florida Republican Steve Southerland that would have allowed states to increase work requirements for citizens to receive food stamps. Shortly after, Cantor spoke on the floor in …House rejects massive …
Read More »Middletown suing over post office’s chain-link fence
MIDDLETOWN — The City of Middletown is suing the U.S. Postal Service in federal court to try to force them to take down the 8-foot chain-link fence around the post office parking lot at the corner of South and Fulton streets. More: continued here
Read More »US House votes down farm bill – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minneapolis Star Tribune US House votes down farm billMinneapolis Star TribuneWASHINGTON – The House of Representatives stumbled over a divisive plan to cut food stamps and failed Thursday to pass a five-year farm bill. The 234-195 defeat of the bill leaves the government scrambling for a long-term program to govern …
Read More »House defeats farm bill, but food stamps still a target – Los Angeles Times
House defeats farm bill, but food stamps still a targetLos Angeles TimesSupporters of the federal food stamp program exulted Thursday when the House defeated a major agriculture bill that would have trimmed its budget by a few percent. But if they think the House rejected the bill because of the …
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Read More »House defeats farm bill because of food stamp cuts – Christian Science Monitor
House defeats farm bill because of food stamp cutsChristian Science MonitorJoel Freeman never imagined needing food stamps after graduating from college. Skip to next paragraph. Related stories. How much do you know about US entitlement programs? Take our quiz. The Circle Bastiat Why the food stamp program is a fraud … …
Read More »Ask LH: Can An eBay Seller Dodge Warranty Claims? – Lifehacker Australia
Ask LH: Can An eBay Seller Dodge Warranty Claims?Lifehacker AustraliaDear Lifehacker, Earlier this year I bought a sofa that I found through eBay, but I was silly enough to ring the number that was on the site to ask a question. The salesman offered me a reduced delivery fee if …
Read More »Last Day Announced For Santa Monica’s New Deal-Era Post Office – Patch.com
Last Day Announced For Santa Monica's New Deal-Era Post OfficePatch.comPlans call for the post office to be open for a half-day from 9 a.m. to noon that Saturday, according to USPS spokesman Richard Maher. After that, the retail lobby service and P.O. Box mail will not be available to the …
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