More help in store for food stamp recipientsLake Zurich Courier, AlgonquinStarting in April, food stamp recipients will see an increase of about 13.6 percent in benefits, according to Jarrod Daab, associate director of the Northern Illinois Food Bank, a nonprofit organization that provides food assistance to agencies serving … More: continued here
Socialist leader meets with postal staff to give backingScotsman, United KingdomSCOTTISH Socialist Party leader Colin Fox was meeting local leaders of the postal workers' union in Edinburgh today to pledge support for their campaign against moves to sell off part of Royal Mail. The former Lothians MSP said the move would mean a … More: continued…
Keller woman tries eBay to market her unemployed husbandDallas Morning News, TXNBC 5 TV reports that a woman in Keller is trying to market her unemployed husband through the online auction site. For 99 cents, you can get a look at the resume of Darren King, who was laid off from his information technology job in…
Annual stamp show will pay tribute to Abe LincolnThe Hour, CTNew stamps and old stamps will be on display at NORPEX 2009, the Norwalk Stamp Club's 33rd annual show, from 10 am to 4 pm Saturday, March 7, at the Norwalk Senior Center, 11 Allen Road. The show theme will focus on the 200th anniversary of…
The Age eBay find: Rorschach mask from WatchmenBoxwish, UKeBay– that’s what! The auction site houses some incredible novelties and we’re going to bring you one such fantastic find a week and for our first one, we’re bringing you Watchmen style from the masked vigilante Rorschach. Next week we’ll bring you a …'Watchmen:' Fans edgy but excited…
Auctionbytes eBay Kills Dutch Auctions, Extends Free-Shipping DiscountsAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay is discontinuing Dutch Auctions on May 6, 2009, but says it remains committed to Auction-style listings. "We value the format, and will continue to support other forms of Auction-style listings going forward," according to the … More: continued here
BBC News The Full Story: PM's questionsBBC News, UK1228 Tory MP Ann Winterton asks about the part privatisation of Royal Mail a plan that is very unpopular with many Labour MPs. Mrs Winterton says the plans have their roots in EU legislation. She says Royal Mail was "divested" of its more profitable …Yesterday in parliamentguardian.co.ukPMQs as-it-happenedPolitics.co.ukGordon…
Planning Concerns offer possible hold up to closure of Wotton …Cotswold News, UKCotswolds MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has today criticised Royal Mail for their handling of the closure of the Royal Mail sorting office at Wotton under Edge following their admission to him that they have overlooked a planning issue in relation to the … More: continued…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – FedEx Office will provide free resume printing services to its customers on March 10.FedEx Corp. President Brian Philips says th…. More: continued here
Disconnect on hungerBaltimore Sun, United StatesDuring holidays and economic downturns, people and businesses increase donations to food banks and soup kitchens, while society beefs up appropriations for food stamps and other public feeding programs. Both are compassionate and necessary. …Hunger Initiative Already a ChallengeHartford Courantall 2 news articles More: continued here