Strikers plan picket of town post office
STRIKERS will picket outside Whitstable post office on Easter Saturday in a dispute over plans to franchise the service. More: continued here
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How charities can win corporate backers – Third Sector
How charities can win corporate backersThird SectorThe Co-operative, for example, changes its charity of the year partnership every other year: charities that want to be considered for the 2015 partnership should therefore make the application at the start of 2014. Other businesses, such as the Royal… More: continued here
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The Most Important Thing to Remember About America’s Food Stamp Boom
(Reuters) The Wall Street Journal is out with a long article today exploring why the number of Americans on food stamps isn’t falling along with the unemployment rate. As of December there were 47.8 million … More: continued here
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BlackBerry, eBay lead tech stocks higher – MarketWatch
CNBC.com (blog) BlackBerry, eBay lead tech stocks higherMarketWatchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Tech stocks rose to moderate gains by early Thursday afternoon, led higher by upswings at BlackBerry Inc. and eBay Inc. BlackBerry (US:BBRY) (CA:BB) were last up 2.4% to $14.92 after the smartphone maker reported a …Early Movers: BBRY, EBAY, UTX & MoreCNBC.com (blog)BlackBerry NASDAQ:BBRY,…
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Derby meeting on Post Office issue postponed – New Haven Register
Derby meeting on Post Office issue postponedNew Haven RegisterThe relocation of the post office and potential consolidation with Shelton is part of the USPS' national effort to reevaluate its facilities and cut costs. Dugas had said online bill paying has resulted in “40 percent less volume” of mail, and a “25 … More: continued here
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EBay sales forecast tops estimates amid mobile expansion
EBay forecasts 2015 sales that top analysts’ estimates and says it expects the total volume of merchandise sold in its marketplace to reach $US110 billion by that year as the online retailer adds users and mobile tools. More: continued here
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Webbers Falls post office to survive
Kim Kerns, manager of post office operations for the U.S. Postal Service, shares on Thursday the agency’s decision to allow the Webbers Falls Post Office to remain open with reduced hours as townsfolk rally outside the facility. More: continued here
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Is eBay Blocking Auctions Making Fun of Jim Carrey? – NewsBusters (blog)
NewsBusters (blog) Is eBay Blocking Auctions Making Fun of Jim Carrey?NewsBusters (blog)The phenomenon started when an eBay user going by the name of “astrobuzz” listed a “Jim Carrey Autographed 8X10 Photo So I Can Afford a Gun!” The listing, explained the user, was in response to Carrey's Funny or Die video in which he disparages…
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Forget restrictions on food stamps – Greenville News
KNPR Forget restrictions on food stampsGreenville NewsBut would limiting what people can buy at the grocery store with their food stamps make poorer South Carolinians healthier, or would it just make politicians feel good about themselves because they've taken such action? And would putting restrictions …Economy Rebounding, but Record Number Still on Food StampsNewsmax.comShould Food…
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Holme Valley & Meltham news: New apology over missing mail deliveries in Huddersfield
HUNDREDS of Huddersfield households are still waiting for their first mail delivery in almost a week. More: continued here