NPR (blog) Living On Food Stamps: Newark Mayor Cory Booker Takes Up ChallengeNPR (blog)A campaign to raise awareness about the struggles of low-income Americans who depend on food stamps gets a high-profile plug today as Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, N.J., begins a week of living on $30 worth of …
Read More »Obama truly a ‘Santa Claus’ president with food stamps – Montana Standard
Obama truly a 'Santa Claus' president with food stampsMontana StandardI agree! We need a debate on SNAP, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) food stamp program (Sunday's opinion page). For starters, our “growing poverty problem” is Obama-induced. He keeps lowering the bar. Some folks that don't qualify for welfare, … More: …
Read More »Community spirit is piling up alongside the parcels – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Community spirit is piling up alongside the parcelsTelegraph.co.ukI am delighted the Royal Mail recently gave up on those depressing notes that told you to come to collect your package at some remote and unwelcoming building tucked behind the railway station (in my case, Euston). Instead, we got a circular …
Read More »Fla. postmaster issues Harvey Milk stamps – Windy City Times
Fla. postmaster issues Harvey Milk stampsWindy City TimesA commemorative Harvey Milk private local post stamp was issued Nov. 27 on the 34th anniversary of the late, first openly gay politician's assassination—and Panama City, Fla., postmaster Douglas Sandler created the stamp. A stamp collector, Sandler … More: continued here
Read More »The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Google, Amazon.com, eBay, Yahoo and … – International Business Times (press release)
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Google, Amazon.com, eBay, Yahoo and …International Business Times (press release)CHICAGO, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. …
Read More »City Room: Metropolitan Diary: Owney, the Post Office Dog
Metropolitan Diary: A postal clerk tells a customer about Owney, a famous postal mascot in the 19th century. The story doesn't end happily. More: continued here
Read More »Exclusive: Ministers Target Early Royal Mail Sale
The Government is mulling the sale of a stake in Royal Mail before it presses the button on a stock market listing valuing the company at several billion pounds.I understand that Royal Mail executives … More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Introduces Retirement Program – Analyst Blog
FedEx Corporation ( FDX ), one of the leading global delivery companies, announced plans to downsize its workforce in the U.S. The company intends to offer two years salary in advance so as to expedite voluntary retirement of employees beginning next year. More: continued here
Read More »Should Congress name a Southern post office after a segregationist, vote … – Facing South
Should Congress name a Southern post office after a segregationist, vote …Facing SouthC.) has introduced a bill to name the historic Century Post Office in Raleigh, N.C. after one of the capital city's political legends, U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms. It would be the first federal building named after Helms, who …
Read More »Good domain strategy: eBay DealMint – Domain Name Wire
Good domain strategy: eBay DealMintDomain Name WireDealMint I'm a bit confused about eBay's new DealMint service, but I give the comapny props for locking in the necessary domain names. eBay switched the DNS on DealMint.com and eBayDealmint.com to its new daily deals offering sometime in the past 4-5 … More: …
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