One in 10 county residents gets food stamps (Pocono Record)
One in 10 Monroe County residents receives food stamps — a 31 percent increase from a year ago — and one in seven receives government help with health coverage. More: continued here
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Facing backlogs, state boosts staff for food stamps (The Providence Journal)
The Providence food stamp office will put in a new phone system and work overtime to help as many as 700 people who have been seeking assistance. More: continued here
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County JFS: No need to use up food stamps by midnight (The Sandusky Register)
SANDUSKY The director of Erie County Department of Job and Family Services says, contrary to a rumor that has spread around the county, people who receive food stamps do not need to use them by midnight. More: continued here
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Economy leads more people to use food stamps (KFVS 12 Cape Girardeau)
More people are using food stamps, especially in Missouri. A New York Times study finds Missouri leading the nation with 98 percent of the people eligible for food stamps getting the benefits. More: continued here
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Royal Mail chaos as 12,000 postal workers across Britain stage one-day strike (Daily Mail: World News)
Summer postal chaos looms as thousands of workers prepare to strike on Friday in a deepening row over changes to the service. More: continued here
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Make tracks for the stamp club summer show in Kent this weekend – PNW Local News
Make tracks for the stamp club summer show in Kent this weekendPNW Local NewsStamp collector Bill Messecar, above, flips through an album that he has created that show off specific state-related stamps. The album shows images of … More: continued here
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FedEx to Send Ninety-Eight Drivers to National Truck Driving Championships (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—-Ninety-eight drivers from 42 states representing the FedEx Corp. operating companies will compete in the National Truck Driving Championships in Pittsburgh Aug. 18-22. More: continued here
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National postal strike looms as 12000 Royal Mail workers to walk out on Friday (Daily Telegraph)
More than 12000 postal workers across Britain are to strike on Friday in a worsening row over jobs pay and services. More: continued here
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No To Privatisation But Yes To Post Says Survey – Hell Mail
No To Privatisation But Yes To Post Says SurveyHell MailIn a new survey, 72% of UK consumers said they want to see no privatisation of the Royal Mail. With only 6% in favour of partial privatisation, … More: continued here
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Post Office Removes Pride Display (The Advocate via Yahoo! News)
A gay pride exhibit installed at the downtown post office in Milwaukee on June 1 stayed on display less than four hours before it was removed by a U.S. Postal Service official, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . More: continued here