Letter: Food stamp program underutilizedEnterprise-Record, CAIn Butte County, more than 40000 people are eligible for food stamps, yet 54 percent of them are not being helped, according to California Food Policy Advocates. The hassle of signing up and the stigma of receiving assistance often prevent people from … More: continued here
Read More »US missile launch data on eBay-sold hard drive shows serious lapse in encryption & security (PublicTechnology.net)
Credant Technologies, an end-point encryption specialist, says that revelations about a hard drive purchased on eBay – which reportedly contained the launch procedures for a US military air defence system – is extremely worrying. More: continued here
Read More »Today is last day to purchase Forever Stamps at 42 cents apiece (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
Today is the last day to purchase Forever Stamps at 42 cents apiece. More: continued here
Read More »For Recession Victims, Patchwork State Aid – New York Times
For Recession Victims, Patchwork State AidNew York Times, United StatesHealth care, housing, food stamps and cash — each forms a separate bureaucratic world, and their dictates often collide. State differences make the patchwork more pronounced, and random foibles can intervene, like a computer debacle in Colorado that …Post-Standard LetterThe Post-Standard – …
Read More »AT WORK: South Bay’s I Sold It on eBay stores deal in variety (Pioneer Press)
The stores in Torrance and Rolling Hills Estates allow people to bring in their possessions to be sold on eBay. The stores then take a commission. More: continued here
Read More »Woo-Hoo! ?Simpsons? Stamps Are Here (New York Times)
On Thursday, the Postal Service unveiled its designs for new stamps depicting Bart and the four other members of the Simpson nuclear family. More: continued here
Read More »Former FedEx manager finds new path at U of M (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Keith Loveless realized he was a Memphian seeking a career transition and new purpose, not someone hoping his career would be his ticket out of town. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps Going Up (The Iron Mountain Daily News)
Stamp rush: Prices rise two cents beginning Monday IRON MOUNTAIN – Today is the last day to purchase Forever Stamps at 42 cents. Beginning on Monday, the cost of a first-class stamp will be 44 cents. The U.S. Postal Service announced in February that the price of a first-class stamp …
Read More »Post Office Home Insurance Reveals Hundreds of Pounds Invested in the Average English Garden (PRWeb)
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Read More »Royal Mail to replace bikes with vans (UPI)
LONDON, May 9 (UPI) — England’s Royal Mail plans to phase out thousands of bicycles and replace them with delivery vans, officials said. More: continued here
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