The number of Ventura County residents drawing food stamps has grown by more than 50 percent over the past two years, with some of the highest rates of increase coming in the affluent communities of Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley.Officials say the 52,000 people in the program are the highest …
Read More »Stamp prices rise to cover Royal Mail losses (Politics.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
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Read More »More Mississippians are Turning to Food Stamps (WCBI Columbus)
With fewer jobs to be found, more Mississippians are turning to food stamps. The latest numbers from the Department of Human Services show a 27-percent increase in Mississippians using food stamps over the last two years. More: continued here
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Harvard Business Review ranked former eBay CEO Meg Whitman number-eight on its list of top-performing CEOs. The business publication examined 2,000 CEOs worldwide and asked the question, “who led firms that, on the basis of stock returns, outperformed other firms in the same country and industry?” More: continued here
Read More »Last Minute Shippers Flock to FedEx (WCAV Charlottesville)
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Read More »Royal Mail announce price increases for April 2010 – TameBay
BBC News Royal Mail announce price increases for April 2010TameBayRoyal Mail have announced that from April 2010, the price of a first class stamp will increase to 41p (up 5.1%). Second class will increase to …Stamp prices will rise by 2p in April says Royal MailBBC NewsCost of sending a …
Read More »Lawmakers score Teves on Sicpa tax stamps – Philippine Star
Lawmakers score Teves on Sicpa tax stampsPhilippine StarThe strip stamps project aims to reduce tax evasion, smuggling and counterfeiting. Its cost would be borne by cigarette manufacturers, who have estimated …Solons criticize Teves over stamp tax measureManila BulletinDoF, solons' sin-tax war ends up in courtCebu Daily Newsall 4 news articles » …
Read More »Lawmakers score Teves on Sicpa tax stamps – Philippine Star
Lawmakers score Teves on Sicpa tax stampsPhilippine StarThe strip stamps project aims to reduce tax evasion, smuggling and counterfeiting. Its cost would be borne by cigarette manufacturers, who have estimated …Solons criticize Teves over stamp tax measureManila BulletinDoF, solons' sin-tax war ends up in courtCebu Daily Newsall 4 news articles » …
Read More »Robbery at Longford post office – RTE.ie
RTE.ie Robbery at Longford post officeRTE.ieGardaí are searching for a silver Mercedes used as a getaway car in a post office raid in Co Longford this morning. Two men – said to have Dublin accents …Robbery at Co Longford post officeIrish TimesCash taken in Edgeworthstown Post Office raidLongford Leaderall 3 …
Read More »Solons criticize Teves over stamp tax measure – Manila Bulletin
Solons criticize Teves over stamp tax measureManila BulletinA House leader Tuesday took exception to Finance Secretary Gary Teves daring lawmakers opposing the proposed tax-stamp proposal to …DoF, solons' sin-tax war ends up in courtCebu Daily Newsall 4 news articles » More: continued here
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