Some U.S.-born children with parents who are illegal immigrants have been denied food stamps under Alabama's new immigration law, Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen told Yahoo News on Monday. Five people have called into the group's Alabama hotline to say they were denied food stamps because they couldn't …
Read More ȣ1.4 billion fund will help rural post offices РTewkesbury ADMAG
£1.4 billion fund will help rural post officesTewkesbury ADMAGPostal Affairs Minister Ed Davey announced the money, with the intention of halting the closure of rural post offices which supply services like stamps, mobile phone topups and foreign exchange. The cash is specifically to get the Post Office to keep …and …
Read More »FSB gets Highlands and Islands Royal Mail cost assurance – BBC News
FSB gets Highlands and Islands Royal Mail cost assuranceBBC NewsRoyal Mail services will not be charged differently in the Highlands and Islands as to the rest of the UK, a business organisation has said. The Federation for Small Businesses (FSB) said it had received the assurance from regulator Ofcom. More: …
Read More »Government assistance expands – CNNMoney
Today’s THV Government assistance expandsCNNMoneyBy Tami Luhby @CNNMoney February 7, 2012: 7:50 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — More than one in three Americans lived in households that received Medicaid, food stamps or other means-based government assistance, according to a new report.Honest dialogue on government programs is neededSpringfield News-LeaderWeb Exclusive: …
Read More »The Post Office Is Not Broke – The Nation. (blog)
NOLA.com The Post Office Is Not BrokeThe Nation. (blog)Their "21st Century Postal Service Act," a supposed compromise now being weighed by the Senate, would still force the postal service to close hundreds of mail processing centers, shut thousands of post offices, and cause massive delays in mail delivery …Sen. Mary …
Read More »Could Taxes Or Food Stamp Restrictions Tame America’s Sweet Tooth? – NPR (blog)
Could Taxes Or Food Stamp Restrictions Tame America's Sweet Tooth?NPR (blog)The ABA also opposes a bill proposed in the Florida legislature that would restrict the use of food stamps— now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — to buy soda, sugary treats or other unhealthy foods. "Should we give hungry …
Read More »Charles Dicken’s stamps revealed on author’s bicentenary – Bexley Times
Telegraph.co.uk Charles Dicken's stamps revealed on author's bicentenaryBexley TimesThe Pickwick Papers and Nicholas Nickleby stamps revealed ahead of official issue. Full set of ten stamps to be issued in June. Also available in June will be a Miniature Sheet featuring four stamps. Oliver Twist and David Copperfield also featured in …
Read More »There Is More Jason Wu for Target on eBay Than in Target* – Elle
There Is More Jason Wu for Target on eBay Than in Target*Elleby Britt Aboutaleb If you search for Jason Wu on eBay, you'll get nearly 11000 hits. The designer's Target collection, which just went on sale this weekend, flew off shelves within hours, but it sounds like the people knocking …
Read More »Post office worker falls into storm drain
U.S. Postal Service officials say an employee died when he tumbled into a storm drain while searching for his cell phone. More: continued here
Read More »Time To Deliver – Help us improve Bridgwater's post office
TODAY the Bridgwater Mercury is calling on the people of the town to unite behind a clear message to bosses at Post Office Ltd – The temporary post office in Bridgwater is a disgrace. More: continued here
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