Lawmaker seeks limits on food stamp purchasesRadio IowaA long-time lawmaker wants to prohibit Iowans from using food stamps to buy junk food, but grocers warn the move may be difficult for stores in Iowa's border communities. Representative Dave Heaton, a Republican … More: continued here
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Royal Mail price hikes will impact on business mailing volumesBusiness Strata – Business NewsMore personalised and targeted communications are vital if email marketing professionals want their correspondence to stand out, it has been suggested. This is the view of entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk who believes that the future of the industry is … More: continued here
isleofman.com Nine Merseyside Post Offices could close in pay row strikeLiverpool Daily PostYesterday, ballot papers were sent out to Post Office counter staff across Merseyside asking if they want to down tools. According to the Communication Workers Union (CWU) they have been locked in fruitless talks …Post Office row still deadlockedManx RadioCWU releases pay agreement…
KEZI TV Woman mugged at Corvallis post officeCorvallis Gazette TimesA 33-year-old Lebanon woman was assaulted and robbed outside of the downtown post office in Corvallis on Monday morning. The unidentified male attacker, described as a middle-aged man with a pockmarked face and rotten teeth, remained at large Tuesday …Post office attacker on the run in…
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Chico State tech career fair shows economic optimismMercury-RegisterScot Hamilton made sure his company, eBay, was there. The 2002 CSU computer science graduate heard about the school's winning performance in the Association for Computing Machinery's Pacific Northwest Programming contest. He talked to eBay executives …and more » More: continued here
Money High Street Beware of savings accounts promising inflation-busting returnsMoneyWeekHowever things are now beginning to look better: Birmingham Midshires, the Yorkshire Building Society and the Post Office have all launched new inflation-linked bonds. These sound good. They offer a rate of return that is pegged to the RPI. …Grab index-linked bonds that beat inflationThis is…
Opposing Views Punished in Public: Mom Sells Sons' Toys on EBayOpposing ViewsA mom unhappy that her sons' toys were scraping the enamel off her bathtub took action, and as punishment, sold the toys on eBay, posting a photo on the auction page of her boys looking devastated. The boys were playing with Beyblade, a Japanese…
Winners Of Royal Mail Awards For Scottish Children's Books AnnouncedBooktrade.infoJulia Donaldson, Barry Hutchison and Catherine MacPhail have been named as this year's winners of the 2010 Royal Mail Awards, Scotland's largest Children's Book Prize (each winner receives £3000 ) which is voted for exclusively by Scottish children … More: continued here