My solution to the Royal Mail part-privatisation problemguardian.co.uk, UKThe Royal Mail urgently needs certainty over its future, not more debate. The government must take a less controversial approach As we move towards the summer parliamentary recess, one unresolved issue is still causing concern: the future of the Royal…Wave of strikes to …
Read More »Where are my food stamps? (KJCT 8 Grand Junction)
Mesa County was caught by surprise and is still trying to catch up. Food stamps are not getting to families as fast as they need them. In April 2008 the Department of Human Services says they received 402 applications for food stamps and financial assistants. More: continued here
Read More »Nearly one in six Oregonians using food stamps (Portland Tribune)
As unemployment hits record levels and the national economy tries to crank back to life, Oregon’s Department of Human Services says more people are getting food stamps and other cash assistance. In May, the need for cash assistance (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, TANF) increased … More: continued here
Read More »EBay Founder, Calvert Group Back Microinsurance Investment Fund (Bloomberg)
June 16 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. founder Pierre Omidyar and Calvert Group Ltd. are among backers of a $44 million investment fund designed to show that firms can profit from selling insurance to the world’s poorest people. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail stamps tribute to Dragonby – This is Scunthorpe
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail stamps tribute to DragonbyThis is Scunthorpe, UKA SET of six new stamps issued by Royal mail is set to put a North Lincolnshire hamlet firmly on the map. The new stamps issued this week depict mythical creatures such as dragons and unicorns. But there is a bonus for …
Read More »Peter King: Broncos set dangerous precedent; more mail (Sports Illustrated)
A few thoughts on the terminal ugliness in Denver, Roger Goodell being plagued by the stalling injustice of Plaxico Burress (with a judge echoing me in deriding the legal process), and the Brett Favre HBO interview before I get to your mail: More: continued here
Read More »RONAN Keating’s kids clearly have (Daily Mirror)
Ronan Keating’s kids clearly have him licked… To celebrate Father’s Day, the saccharine star has donated photos of his children to Royal Mail to be turned into stamps. Anyway, didn’t kids used to have to shell out their pocket money to buy dad a gift? More: continued here
Read More »Post office to be renamed in honor of veterans (Laredo Morning Times)
Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, with the unanimous support of his House of Representatives colleagues, passed House Resolution 2325, a bill to name Laredo’s Post Office at 1300 Matamoros St. in honor of Laredoan, Texan and American veterans. More: continued here
Read More »VOTE: MP calls for a Royal Mail rethink on privatisation – This Is Lancashire
VOTE: MP calls for a Royal Mail rethink on privatisationThis Is Lancashire, UKBOLTON MP David Crausby is leading calls from a growing band of Labour backbenchers who want the Government to scrap its plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. Mr Crausby, MP for Bolton North East, has co-sponsored an Early Day Motion …
Read More »Stamps Take on Lions in Pre-Season Warm-Up (OurSports Central)
The Calgary Stampeders will open the 2009 pre-season against the BC Lions at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17 at McMahon Stadium. The Stamps and Lions met four times last season including the 2008 West Final with the Red and White emerging victorious in all four meetings. More: continued here
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