This is Nottingham Royal Mail delivery office is saved from closure after long campaignThis is NottinghamA ROYAL Mail delivery office which was set to close has been saved, a Nottingham MP has revealed. The Royal Mail launched a consultation with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) on whether to close Bulwell Delivery Office, in Highbury Road,…
The signup for disaster food stamps is under way for those affected by Hurricane Isaac. Workers are serving people whose last names begin with the letters A through C. More: continued here
Three Rivers Publishing Senator visits Cuba to speak about rural post officesThree Rivers PublishingMeeting with constituents at Frisco's Bar & Grill in the afternoon, she talked about post offices being a critical lifeline for Missouri's rural communities and complained of her opponent's refusal to act on legislation that would keep post office…and more » More: continued…
WWL First News Food stamp cards empty when distributedWWL First NewsState officials say they are warning people who get disaster food stamps that the money will not be immediately loaded onto their cards. The Department of Child and Family Services Spokesman Trey Williams tells WWL First News, " We expect most people … More: continued…
The number of Americans on food stamps hit a record high in June, and economists don't expect much improvement as long as unemployment remains high. More: continued here
eBay Founder Donates $500000 To Refugee Support In South SudanLook To The StarsPam Omidyar said she and her husband, who created the eBay auction site in 1995, had been inspired to help on a personal level after hearing about a visit in July to UNHCR-run refugee camps in South Sudan by three members of The…
A questionable package in the Norwell Post Office began to smoke Friday, Aug. 31, causing the building to be evacuated and authorities to be contacted. More: continued here
The Atlantic Who Benefits From Food Stamps?The AtlanticWe've hit a major new milestone on food stamps: As many as 46.7 million Americans received benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in June, at a cost of $6.2 billion, a USDA report out this week shows. That's a new record, …Recommended: Report: 15% of Americans…
Boston-based activists post Obama-as-Hitler signs near Nashua post officeNashua TelegraphYule was one of two activists set up on the sidewalk in front of the Nashua post office on Spring Street Wednesday, raising money for the LaRouche PAC. Yule said Obama is “Adolph Hitler and worse” because of his access to nuclear weapons. Set up near…
San Francisco Chronicle Disaster food stamp aid begins Wednesday in La.Daily CometThe U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the disaster food stamp program for Ascension, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines St. Bernard, St. John the Baptist and St. Tammany parishes. The program will provide aid to households who …Disaster food stamp aid begins Wednesday in 9…