Minnesota artist Hautman wins 2011 duck stamp contestAlexandria Town Talk10:07 am Joseph Hautman, an artist from Plymouth, Minn., is the winner of the 2011 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest, the US Fish and Wildlife Service said Saturday. Fish and Wildlife Director Dan Ashe made the announcement at the National Conservation …and more » More: continued here
Closing the Snyder Post Office is not a done deal, and almost 100 people went to a hearing to oppose the idea Tuesday night. More: continued here
Rockport Post Office to close Nov. 12, others under considerationThe RepublicAP US Postal Service spokeswoman Cathy Yarosky told the News and Sentinel (http://bit.ly/tl1PlD ) that service at the Rockport location will discontinue Nov. 12. Traffic is expected to be shifted to the Mineral Wells office, which is less than 10 miles …and more » More: continued…
The State Column Barbara Lee Joins Faith Leaders in Taking the Food Stamp Challenge 2011The State ColumnThe Food Stamp Challenge is a nationwide event intended to preserve funding for vital nutrition benefits during a time of record poverty and unacceptably high unemployment. Fighting Poverty with Faith challenges everyone to live for one week on the…
One in seven Americans use food stamps, and Congresswoman Speier wants to experience what it is like to live on food stamps. More: continued here
Former postal worker facing prison for stealingSan Jose Mercury NewsAP SAN FRANCISCO—A former postal worker is facing the prospect of years in federal prison after being convicted of using counterfeit money to steal thousands of dollars from a Hayward post office. Prosecutors say jurors on Thursday found Emmanuel …Former Alamo postal worker convicted of theftDanville…
MEMPHIS, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Great Place to Work® Institute today announced that FedEx Express, an operating company of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), has been named as one of the top five global companies to work for in its inaugural ranking of the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces. FedEx was selected for the recognition from among the 350…
Rising unemployment reflected in deluge of responses – up 10,000 on last year – to advertisements for seasonal vacancies Vacancies for part-time Christmas jobs at the Royal Mail are four times oversubscribed, raising concerns over the state of a job market that saw unemployment rise past 2.5m last month. More than 80,000 responses have been…
About one in seven Americans use food stamps, and U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier wants to experience what it is like to live on a food stamps budget. Starting Monday, Speier, D-San Mateo, will participate in a food stamps challenge in which she will eat on a food budget of $4.50 a day for five days….
Mirror.co.uk 80000 join stampede for jobs as Christmas postiesMirror.co.ukRoyal Mail hires seasonal workers every year to cope with the extra workload over its busiest period. The recruits are used to support its army of 130000 permanent postmen and women through to January. Royal Mail ran into controversy earlier this year … More: continued here