Number of North Dakotans using food stamps dropsValley News LiveBISMARCK, ND (AP) – The number of North Dakotans using food stamps to buy groceries dropped 2% last fiscal year, while the state's population swelled to an all-time high spurred by a hardy economy. Federal Agriculture Department figures show 60011 …and more » More: continued here
Newton Upper Falls residents make plea to save local post office branchBoston.comBy Derek McLean, Town Correspondent Upper Falls residents are making a plea to save the Newton village's Oak Street post office branch, which is one of five city post office branches under consideration to be shut down by the US Postal Service. … More:…
Daily Mail Royal Mail forced to pay out South Yorkshire compensationmyHermesDelivery company Royal Mail paid out over £1.8 million in compensation to residents of South Yorkshire over the last six years because of lost mail and other issues. Figures obtained by the Sheffield Star show 192737 complaints made by people in the …£1.8m is paid…
The number of North Dakotans using food stamps to buy groceries dropped 2 percent last fiscal year, while the state’s population swelled to an all-time high spurred by a hardy economy. More: continued here
Meeting Wednesday on future of Vt. post officeBusinessWeekA public meeting will be held on the future of the postal office in White River Junction, Vt. The US Postal Service is looking to close 3700 post offices nationwide and 250 mail processing centers, including the one in White River Junction. …Meeting Wednesday On Future Of Vt….
BEIJING: The President of China, Hu Jintao, has warned China must strengthen its cultural production to defend against the West’s assault on the country’s culture and ideology, according to an essay in a Communist Party policy magazine published this week. More: continued here
Elves in post office need helpSt. George Daily Spectrum"There's a whole bunch of elves working hard downtown in the post office" was his reply. If you've never seen the inside of a post office, you should drop in and ask the postmaster for a quick tour. The larger offices have a whole slew of conveyors…
Yahoo Inc. is reportedly considering naming Scott Thompson, the president of eBay Inc.’s PayPal division, as its new CEO.The struggling Internet company has been without a permanent CEO since early September, … More: continued here
New York Daily News Following closure of Bronx benefits center, pols and advocates blast city for …New York Daily NewsAdvocates believe food stamp enrollment decreases put more pressure on Bronx food pantries and soup kitchens such as Part of the Solution on Webster Ave. in Bedford Park. Advocates hammered the city Tuesday for doling out…
President Obama signed the bill Tuesday that officially names the Main Street post office in Little Ferry after Marine Sgt. Matthew Fenton, who died while fighting in Iraq in April 2006. More: continued here