The Post-Standard – Syracuse.com Upper White Trash: The Joy of Food StampsVillage Voice, NYDespite all the waiting and the hassle of dealing with a bureaucracy, the one bright spot of Public Assistance is getting food stamps (also known as EBT). They're now given in credit card form. In the old days …
Read More »No additional funding for Royal Palace (Baltic Times)
Vilnius – Lithuania’s former president Algirdas Brazauskas said the Royal Palace will not be completed by July 6 unless the government grants an additional 20 million litas in funding. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx threatens to cancel Boeing orders (Business Times (Malaysia))
BANGALORE: FedEx Corp is threatening to cancel the purchase of billions of dollars worth of new Boeing Co cargo planes if Congress passes a law that would make it easier for unions to organise at the company, the Wall Street Journal said. More: continued here
Read More »Requests for food stamps, Medi-Cal and other social services keep increasing in Ventura County (Ventura County Star)
With unemployment on the rise and nearly 40,000 Ventura County residents out of work, the burden on the county’s network of social services is heavier than it’s been in decades. Applications for food stamps are up nearly 50 percent in the past year, applications to the Cal-Works aid program are …
Read More »U.S. Postal Service chief says post office running out of money (Canadian Business)
WASHINGTON – The post office will run out of money this year unless it gets help, Postmaster General John Potter told Congress on Wednesday as he More: continued here
Read More »Fedex plays hardball (Stuff)
FedEx Corp will cancel an order to buy 15 Boeing Co jets, if Congress passes legislation that makes it easier for FedEx workers to organise under labour unions. More: continued here
Read More »Food Stamps on the Increase (KNWA Fayetteville)
More Arkansans are using food stamps than ever before. More: continued here
Read More »Postal chief says post office running out of money (Washington Post)
WASHINGTON — The post office will run out of money this year unless it gets help, Postmaster General John Potter told Congress on Wednesday as he sought permission to cut delivery to five days a week. “We are facing losses of historic proportion. Our situation is critical,” Potter told a …
Read More »Post Office Passport Fair Saturday – Cape Coral Daily Breeze
Post Office Passport Fair SaturdayCape Coral Daily Breeze, FLGet Saturday service for new passports and passport renewals at the Page Field Post Office Passport Fair on Saturday, March 28, from noon to 3 pm This full service fair will offer passport photos and processing of new passport applications as well as …
Read More »Royal Mail sale ‘on the cards’ (icWales)
THE Treasury has confirmed it has appointed consultants to look at whether the Royal Mail could be privatised. More: continued here
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