Morning briefing: Aging Wisconsin, veterans tax credits, Pocan on food stampsCapital TimesMark Pocan to live on food stamps for one week to shed light on hunger and poverty: Amy Alder of the Cambridge News and Deerfield Independent reports: "Every day in America, 47 million Americans, including more than 800,000 Wisconsinites, …
Read More »Police: Colorado man spots stolen bike on eBay; helps officers catch serial thief – 10News
Police: Colorado man spots stolen bike on eBay; helps officers catch serial thief10NewsBOULDER, Colo. – A man who spotted his stolen bike for sale on eBay ended up helping police catch a suspect who officers call a serial thief. The victim said his brand new, $3,000 Cannondale mountain bike was …
Read More »Stutzman wants farm bill, food stamps separated – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Newscenter1.tv Stutzman wants farm bill, food stamps separatedFort Wayne Journal GazetteU.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman said Thursday he will try to split food stamps away from the five-year farm bill the House is preparing to debate. “My focus right now is to convince leadership that we need a vote to separate …
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Letter carriers protested outside the Laurel Heights Post Office Thursday evening. More: continued here
Read More »Guardians of Peru’s Treasures Stake Out Post Office to Block Smuggling
A Culture Ministry team tries to keep Peru’s ancient riches from being spirited out by mail, battling a depletion that began nearly 500 years ago with the Spanish conquest. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail draws UK lenders with IPO loan – Euroweek.com (registration)
Royal Mail draws UK lenders with IPO loanEuroweek.com (registration)A £1.4bn loan backing the privatisation of Royal Mail is pulling in strong support from UK lenders. The new facilities have been launched to syndication before a £2bn-£3bn IPO this year. .. The rest of this article is available to subscribers and …
Read More »Sunday post could help Royal Mail scale IPO heights – Financial Times
Sunday post could help Royal Mail scale IPO heightsFinancial TimesBrown paper packages tied up with string are just as popular with Moya Greene as they once were with Alp-surmounting songstress Julie Andrews. The tenacious Canadian boss of Royal Mail has been promoting a £3bn autumn float with a story of …
Read More »Millionaire GOP Congressmen Are Trying to Cut $20 Billion In Food Stamps For … – PoliticusUSA
Millionaire GOP Congressmen Are Trying to Cut $20 Billion In Food Stamps For …PoliticusUSAAs 26 House Democrats take the Food Stamp Challenge, prominent millionaire Republican congressmen are poised to pass a bill that would cut $20 billion from the food stamp program. Twenty six House Democrats are trying feed themselves …
Read More »Spring Valley’s Post Office Square project stalls; builder didn’t pay permit fee – The Journal News / Lohud.com
Spring Valley's Post Office Square project stalls; builder didn't pay permit feeThe Journal News / Lohud.comWork on Post Office Square began this winter after a village building inspector told developer Larry Weinstein he had permission to start construction, Spring Valley Deputy Attorney Edward Katz said. But the village's permission was …
Read More »Online Auction To Determine Yankton Post Office’s Fate – Yankton Daily Press
Online Auction To Determine Yankton Post Office's FateYankton Daily PressThe Press & Dakotan reported earlier this week that the facility would be auctioned off, and now more details of how it will occur have emerged. According to Peter Nowacki, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), the property will …
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