Saving the Post Office and Postal Banking : The Models of Kiwibank and Japan PostCenter for Research on GlobalizationWhere are those workers to go, when the post office is no more? Whatever caused the financial woes of the USPS, there is another way to mitigate the crisis than slashing employee …
Read More »Post office restructuring might do harm – Zanesville Times Recorder
Post office restructuring might do harmZanesville Times RecorderIt's going to come down to two things: what makes the best business sense for the post office and, to an extent no one can really be sure, who has the strongest political pull. … The postal service says it has to change …
Read More »More Than $40000 in Mo. Food Stamps Spent in Hawaii, Data Show – KOMU-TV
More Than $40000 in Mo. Food Stamps Spent in Hawaii, Data ShowKOMU-TVCOLUMBIA – Taxpayers reacted Monday to data from the Missouri Department of Social Services that reveal of the $1.4 billion Missourians spent in food stamp money during FY2011, more than $45 million of the money was spent outside the …
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The U.S . Postal Service is expected to host a question and answer session in Norfolk Wednesday to discuss the proposed closure of the Berkley Post Office. More: continued here
Read More »Sessions wants focus on food stamp eligibility in USDA probe – The Hill (blog)
Sessions wants focus on food stamp eligibility in USDA probeThe Hill (blog)on Monday asked the US Department of Agriculture to explain its attempt to find fraud in the $89 billion federal food stamp program, and suggested that USDA try to curb eligibility requirements in order to cut spending. "Lax oversight …
Read More »Man arrested for soiling post office – WLFI.com
WLFI.com Man arrested for soiling post officeWLFI.comTERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – An 18-year-old man faces criminal charges for allegedly tearing up a Terre Haute Post Office late Saturday night. Police first arrived at the Margaret Avenue Post Office around 11:20 Saturday night, when they found a man … More: continued …
Read More »What to Watch This Week: New CEOs, New Cars, New Homes and New Tech – DailyFinance
What to Watch This Week: New CEOs, New Cars, New Homes and New TechDailyFinanceScott Thompson — hired away as the head of eBay's (EBAY) PayPal — begins his term as Yahoo!'s CEO Monday. The market didn't exactly love the move, but it's not Thompson's fault. Speculators figured that Yahoo would …
Read More »Post office opens at The Cross Keys pub in Fulstow – BBC News
BBC News Post office opens at The Cross Keys pub in FulstowBBC NewsA new post office has opened in a Lincolnshire village pub, two years after the original one closed. The new service is being run from a back room of The Cross Keys public house in Fulstow, near Louth. …
Read More »Stamps honour for WWII spy from Hersham – Get Surrey
Stamps honour for WWII spy from HershamGet SurreyBy Jenny Stanton A FEMALE spy who was imprisoned and tortured during the Second World War will feature on one of 10 'Britons of Distinction' stamps. The Royal Mail has announced it will commemorate the best of British next month with the launch …
Read More »GOP Candidates Wade Into Food Stamp Debate – TheStreet.com
WISC Madison GOP Candidates Wade Into Food Stamp DebateTheStreet.comBy AP 01/09/12 – 10:32 AM EST WASHINGTON (AP) — Politicians normally shy away from saying they want to cut food stamps, but this year's Republican presidential candidates are using domestic food aid as an example of a welfare state gone awry. …
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