Computer Problems Delaying Food Stamp ProcessTheDenverChannel.com, CODENVER — A slow computer system to input applications could be the reason why applications for food stamps are piling up and other charitable organizations are loosing money. Foundations say they are upset that the $166.4 million computer system has …Glitch drains aid to needyDenver …
Read More »MicroCapster.com Investment Stock Report Alerts Monday’s Nasdaq Stocks to Watch: DryShips Inc., eBay Inc., Intel … (Marketwire)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA–(Marketwire – May 31, 2009) – MicroCapster.com, a premier source for micro cap research, provides wide-ranging due diligence and insight on stocks all over the market. MicroCapster Investment Stock Reports primary focus is to alert our valued subscribers to small cap and micro cap companies poised for explosive …
Read More »Teams try to pull airplane to raise funds for charity (The Augusta Chronicle)
As she watched and cheered on teams trying to pull a FedEx Boeing 727 on Saturday, Maya Gifford’s description of the action at Augusta Regional Airport was straight to the point. More: continued here
Read More »Oregon man accused of trying to burn post office in protest over Iraq, Afghanistan wars (Sun-Sentinel)
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of trying to burn down a post office to protest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has been charged with attempted arson. The Register-Guard newspaper reported a 45-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in front of the post office holding a beer, a hammer …
Read More »Grant would let farmers’ market accept WIC and food stamps (Texarkana Gazette)
Texarkana, Texas, is taking a new tack in its partnership with a local group of farmers, hoping to bring fresh produce to the poor. The city has applied for a grant that would allow the farmers’ market to accept financial assistance like WIC and food stamps. More: continued here
Read More »(AFX UK Focus) 2009-05-31 15:11 UPDATE 1-CVC bids $3.2 bln for Royal Mail stake -report (Interactive Investor)
LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) – Private equity group CVC Partners has offered to pay just under 2 billion pounds ($3.21 billion) for a 30 percent stake in state-owned postal group Royal Mail, the Sunday Telegraph reported. The bid is higher than a rival offer from Dutch logistics group TNT but …
Read More »Past Masters champion has success on Saturdays (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
FedEx Cup points leader Zach Johnson loves to work on the weekends. More: continued here
Read More »Mandelson to press ahead with Royal Mail stake sale (Daily Telegraph)
Lord Mandelson Business Secretary is digging in his heels and pushing ahead with plans to sell a 30pc stake in Royal Mail. More: continued here
Read More »From eBay to flea markets, artists find Obama prints sell (Pioneer Press)
Mimi Torchia Boothby’s job as a technician puts her outside a wind tunnel every weekday at the Boeing plant south of Seattle, but in her free time two years ago she took up watercolors. More: continued here
Read More »Book Fair Buzz Is Not Contained Between 2 Covers (New York Times)
At BookExpo America, the publishing industry?s annual trade convention, publishers seemed to put their own stamps on the conversation about electronic books that has hijacked the business. More: continued here
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