So, the millage for the City Hall renovation failed. Imagine that. We have crumbling streets, a dwindling police force and Darnell Earley wants to spend $7 million to renovate a building that is well past its useful life. I know several people say how historically significant the building is. That …
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British Postal Regulator: Inflation-based Price Caps a FailureMultichannel MerchantAccording to a recent Ofcom report, in a highly uncertain market price controls “have removed the flexibility that would allow Royal Mail to adjust to changes in demand, while at the same time Royal Mail has been unable to improve efficiency, … …
Read More »7 small-town Minnesota post offices closing
A Nov. 17, 2011 photo shows the Steen, Minn., Post Office, which is 123 years old. The Steen post office is one of seven small-town Minnesota post offices are closing good Friday and Saturday. More: continued here
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HitFix Project Accessory Episode 4: eBay Dumpster DivingPhoenix New Times (blog)It was almost thunderous until host Molly Sims announced the challenge of this week: To make a handbag for clients who were featured on an eBay fashion style story. And then the noise suddenly stopped, as if to say…"Do you …
Read More »Chase Bank Receives Millions From Washington’s Food Stamp Program – PubliCola
Chase Bank Receives Millions From Washington's Food Stamp ProgramPubliColaOne of Occupy Seattle's biggest nemeses—JP Morgan Chase Bank—has seen a bit of a windfall in Washington State over the last few years as the size of the state's Chase-run food stamps program has ballooned during the Great Recession. … More: continued …
Read More »DocuSign Ink Stamps Secure Signature on Any Document Mobily – AppCraver
AppCraver DocuSign Ink Stamps Secure Signature on Any Document MobilyAppCraverProductivity apps are a dime a dozen, but there are a few good ones out there such as the get things done app Next! and multi-page scanner Scanner Pro. And now, there's one more, which is aptly named DocuSign Ink and …
Read More »Bill to name post office after trooper moves forward – Citizens Voice
Citizens Voice Bill to name post office after trooper moves forwardCitizens VoiceA bill naming the Pittston Post Office after Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Joshua D. Miller has passed the US House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill, drafted by US Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Hazleton, officially renames the post office the …
Read More »Letter: Consider post office building for new City Hall location – MLive.com
Letter: Consider post office building for new City Hall locationMLive.comFor instance, has anybody looked into the post office building that will be closing? The postal service website lists the Wheeler Street office as one that is closing. I am sure the federal government would sign the building over to the …
Read More »Survey shows Oregon food stamp use leads nation – Statesman Journal
KEZI TV Survey shows Oregon food stamp use leads nationStatesman JournalAP New Census data from a 2010 survey show that nearly 18 percent of the state's residents used food stamps at some time in the previous 12 months, The Oregonian newspaper reported (http://bit.ly/uMNAmt). In a similar survey in 2009, six …
Read More »The Norman Solomon Food Stamp Diet – Patch.com
The Norman Solomon Food Stamp DietPatch.comTo be clear, Norman Solomon is not on Food Stamps. The American journalist, media critic, author and antiwar activist has a nice home in Inverness, a working wife, and is a current candidate for the US House of Representatives for the 2nd Congressional … More: …
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