Customers at some local farmers markets will soon be able to pay for their fruits and vegetables with food stamps, debit and credit cards, as part of a new statewide program designed to increase access to local foods. More: continued here
Read More »No Sacramento GM dealers say they were cut (The Sacramento Bee)
If any local General Motors dealers received the dreaded FedEx mailing Friday telling them they were on the automaker’s closure list, they were keeping quiet. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail Profits Up But Workers Unhappy – Hell Mail
Royal Mail Profits Up But Workers UnhappyHell Mail, UKDespite falling mail volume, Royal Mail saw its profits double last year to £321 million. This is likely to fuel further claims by the Communication Workers Union that the group remains profitable and there are no sound reasons why the government … More: …
Read More »Post Office Recognizes Sevilleta Land Grant With Stamp (Small Town Papers News Service)
The La Joya Post Office will recognize the Sevilleta de la Joya Land Grant of 1819 with a commemorative cancellation post mark…. More: continued here
Read More »New system for emergency food stamps – 2TheAdvocate
New system for emergency food stamps2TheAdvocate, LAChaos after Hurricane Gustav is leading to big changes in the way emergency food stamps are distributed. More than 2 million people received benefits in the aftermath of Gustav, but many had to wait in line for hours just to apply. … More: continued here
Read More »Posties in a storm over BNP leaflet – Mirror.co.uk
Posties in a storm over BNP leafletMirror.co.uk, UKThirty Royal Mail staff are snubbing the far right group's offensive literature. The unrest comes after a postman revealed that Royal Mail staff get a bonus for delivering BNP material. The worker, whose identity we are concealing, said: "I get 3p a …POSTIES' 3P …
Read More »General Motors moves to shed 1,100 dealers (Los Angeles Times)
GM takes action in a restructuring plan that would shrink its distribution network from 6,000 to 3,600 by the end of 2010. The company is trying to avoid bankruptcy. The painful reshaping of the American auto industry hit home this week, delivered overnight by FedEx and UPS. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps double deal with Bombers – Canada.com
Stamps double deal with BombersCanada.com, CanadaWalls joined the Stamps during the 2008 campaign and dressed in four games before suffering an injury. Ternovatsky signed with the Stamps prior to the 2007 season and dressed in 16 contests over two seasons. The Stampeders kick off the 2009 regular …Walls and Ternovatsky Aquired …
Read More »Royal Mail doubles profits to £321m – The Press Association
Royal Mail doubles profits to £321mThe Press AssociationRoyal Mail has doubled its profits to £321 million despite a huge fall in the number of letters being posted. The newly-published results sparked fresh controversy over the Government's plan to part-privatise the business. The postal giant announced it … More: continued here
Read More »GM cuts appear to have little effect here (The State Journal-Register)
Friday was a day of watching for the FedEx truck and waiting for phone calls, say General Motors dealers. At the end of the day, said one, the uncertainty was hardly over. More: continued here
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