eBay: The beginners guideTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomFrom old shoes to remote controls, you'll be amazed what you can sell online with eBay– and how much you can make. By Kara Gammell Millions of people are struggling to make ends meet as the credit crisis tightens its grip, but many could have goods …
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ST postcode still worst for on-time deliveriesStoke & Staffordshire, UKOnly 87 per cent of first class letters were delivered on time between September and November, according to latest Royal Mail figures. That contrasts with the national average of 92.8 per cent and 93.8 per cent of post delivered on time in …
Read More »Ohio Food Stamp Rules Called 'Offensive' – MSNBC
Ohio Food Stamp Rules Called 'Offensive'MSNBCBy AP LEBANON, Ohio (AP) – A southwest Ohio county is threatening to ignore new food stamp rules because officials say relatively well off people are getting benefits. Commissioners in Warren County near Cincinnati said Tuesday they want to go back to … More: continued …
Read More »State rep wants to put stop to food stamps to rich policy (The Pulse-Journal)
Following complaints by Warren County commissioners, Rep. Shannon Jones, R-Springboro announced today, March 18, she will introduce the amendment to the state budget that would halt food stamps being given to individuals without further review of other possible monetary assets. More: continued here
Read More »Lawmaker: Food stamps are for needy, not wealthy (The Hamilton Journal News)
A Warren County state representative said she will initiate an amendment that would put a stop to statewide distribution of food stamps to wealthy individuals. More: continued here
Read More »Far western Ky. post office stayed open without power for 19 days … – Seattle Times
Far western Ky. post office stayed open without power for 19 days …Seattle Times, United StatesA post office in far western Kentucky managed to stay open for business despite being without electricity or telephone for nearly three weeks following a January ice storm. A post office in far western Kentucky managed …
Read More »Postmaster's foreign language ban – BBC News
BBC News Postmaster's foreign language banBBC News, UKA Nottingham postmaster has said he will refuse to serve people in his post office if they cannot speak English. Deva Kumarasiri, who moved to England from Sri Lanka 18 years ago, runs the Sneinton Boulevard Post Office. Mr Kumarasiri said he could not …
Read More »Army renames post office for Westbrook soldier – Morning Sentinel
Army renames post office for Westbrook soldierMorning Sentinel, maineBY ELBERT AULL 03/19/2009 BY ELBERT AULL The Army is naming a post office in Iraq after a Westbrook soldier killed there nearly five years ago. Sgt. Lawrence A. Roukey, a reservist and postal worker, will be the namesake of a new military-run …
Read More »Charity sector sees drops in direct mail for first time – Brand Republic
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Read More »Man burned after fight over food stamps dies – Houston Chronicle
Man burned after fight over food stamps diesHouston Chronicle, United StatesA 62-year-old man who was severely burned when another man threw flammable liquid at him after an argument over food stamps last week has died, authorities said today. Ceaser Vaughn, who was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital on March 11 after …
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