Costco expands food stamp programForbes, NYBy SARAH SKIDMORE , 05.29.09, 02:46 PM EDT Costco Wholesale Corp., facing intense political pressure, said Friday that it will expand its new food stamp program to a third New York store that is under development. Costco ( COST – news – people ) …Costco will …
Read More »Ore. man accused of trying to burn post office (AP via Yahoo! News)
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 and a propane torch. …
Read More »Does It Pay to Reduce Pay? (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
Once considered off limits for salaried managers and professionals, base pay reductions are becoming increasingly common in today’s brutal recession. Many human resources experts believe the recent moves by major companies — household names such as FedEx , Hewlett-Packard and Saks Fifth Avenue are all trimming salaries — could present …
Read More »Lights! Camera! Inaction! – New York Times
Lights! Camera! Inaction!New York Times, United StatesBy VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN Anyone who has followed fantasy football or an eBay auction at the office — and gotten away with it — knows that many of our everyday activities now look like work. Typing and scrolling and peering at a computer, … More: continued …
Read More »Royal Mail seeks supplier for £120m web transformation (Computing.co.uk)
Angelica Mari, Computing , Thursday 28 May 2009 at 11:33:00 Tender is published for systems integration and redevelopment of e-business division Royal Mail is looking for a supplier for a £120m contract for the transformation of its web operations. The mail service wants to select a partner for systems integration …
Read More »Computer error causes June food stamps to be issued early – KPLC-TV
Computer error causes June food stamps to be issued earlyKPLC-TV, LABATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Social Services today announced that all 282748 regular Food Stamp recipients inadvertently received their June benefits days early and should take the appropriate steps to budget accordingly to ensure those …Paper food stamps to …
Read More »Post office assistant held at knife-point in Hatfield (St Albans & Harpenden Review)
A KNIFE-WIELDING robber threatened a staff member at a Post Office in Hatfield in the early hours of this morning. More: continued here
Read More »New post office transition not so smooth (Highland Community News)
(Highland Community News photo by Paula Kasprzyk) Abraham Miranda, sales manager at Far West Meats, gets mail on Tuesday at the new Highland Post Office from his P.O. Box that is half the size of the one at the former post office. More: continued here
Read More »Oregon man accused of trying to burn post office in protest over Iraq, Afghanistan wars (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
ROSEBURG, Ore. – 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. More: continued here
Read More »Vandalism spree damages post office, nearby property (The Pagosa Springs Sun)
Memorial Day 2009 will likely remain memorable for one Pagosa Springs man who, among other acts, allegedly fired a volley of bullets from a high powered rifle into the town post office and now faces a variety of charges. More: continued here
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