SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn’s plan to close 17 Department of Human Services offices across central and southern Illinois would mean longer drives for people who need services such as food stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Picking out a winner (Ravalli Republic)
STEVENSVILLE – At a time when Canada geese and tundra swans are staging here for epic northward migrations, Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge was also a landing spot Tuesday for hundreds of Montana-made, would-be junior duck stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Critics: Needy in 12 counties not getting aid (The Indianapolis Star)
Those living in a swath of 12 north central counties with some of Indiana’s highest unemployment — and the test region for the state’s welfare modernization — lost food stamps and other public benefits as participation in those programs grew elsewhere, critics said Monday. More: continued here
Read More »Kaine seeks extended benefits for Virginia’s jobless (Daily Press)
RICHMOND — Gov. Timothy M. Kaine on Monday asked lawmakers to approve enhanced and extended benefits for jobless Virginians, longer health insurance coverage for laid-off workers and beefed up food stamps benefits, all tied to federal stimulus cash. More: continued here
Read More »EBay to Offer English Translation Service for Japanese Vendors (Bloomberg)
March 31 (Bloomberg) — EBay.com Inc. , the most-visited U.S. e-commerce Web site, will begin offering a translation service this week for Japanese sellers wanting to list products on its English-language service to encourage cross-border trade. More: continued here
Read More »New Summer Wedding Stamps Unveiled at PM Custom Weddings – 24-7PressRelease.com (press release)
New Summer Wedding Stamps Unveiled at PM Custom Weddings24-7PressRelease.com (press release)PM Custom Weddings today unveiled a new line of Summer Wedding Stamps, featuring elegant and unique summer designs for brides and grooms to choose from as they plan their perfect wedding. MELROSE, MA, March 31, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ — PM Custom …
Read More »Exhibition of rare stamps held – Express Buzz
Exhibition of rare stamps heldExpress Buzz, IndiaTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Any child would know that the British Penny Black was the first stamp of the world. But how many would know that India too had reproduced the stamp with Queen Victoria’s image? This happened on May 6, 1990, the 150th year of the … …
Read More »Kaine proposes using stimulus money for jobless benefits (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Likening the nation’s economic condition to the Great Depression, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine yesterday proposed a stimulus-backed expansion and extension of unemployment benefits, health insurance and food stamps for out-of-work Virginians. Kaine also said he would sign the recession-revised two-year, $77 billion budget passed last month by the General Assembly, …
Read More »Mail efficiency helps cost conscious Hertsmere Borough Council (PublicTechnology.net)
Hertsmere Borough Council ’s print services department processes all internal and external post. A minimum of 200,000 letters leave the busy mailroom every year. More: continued here
Read More »Pelee Island’s grocery store, gas station, post office burns to ground (Windsor Star)
The Pelee Island Co-operative, the island’s only grocery store, gas station, post office and hardware store, burned to the ground Monday. “It’s kind of like our only outpost,” island resident Matthew Costello said Monday after seeing the smouldering remains for himself. More: continued here
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