20% in Los Angeles County receive public aidLos Angeles Times, CAThe total includes those receiving food stamps and general relief as well as other county-administered aid programs, such as in-home healthcare. The cost — shouldered by the county, state and federal governments — was $334 million a month by the end … More: continued here
New stamps get Suffolk openingSuffolk News-Herald, VABy Tracy Agnew (Contact) | Suffolk News-Herald The US Postal Service will unveil a new series of six stamps honoring 19th- and 20th-century civil rights pioneers on Saturday, and Suffolk will be one of six locations nationwide to participate. … More: continued here
Aiken Standard (subscription) Post office unveils NAACP stampsAiken Standard (subscription), SCStaff photo by Rob Novit Aiken Branch NAACP president Brendolyn Jenkins, right, and Aiken Post Office postmaster Kathy Jenks formally unveil large replicas of 12 civil rights leaders commemorated in a six-stamp collection. By ROB NOVIT Every year the … More: continued here
PRESS DIGEST – British business – Feb 22ReutersThe Swedish and Danish post offices, Posten AB and Posten Danmark, are considering a joint bid for a stake in Royal Mail [GBPO.UL]. The government is pursuing a controversial plan to privatise part of the state-owned postal service. … More: continued here
Bag of Woolworths candy sells big on eBayTimes of the Internet, OhioA bag of Woolworths pick 'n' mix candy from one of the stores that closed in Britain last year sold on eBay for more than $20000. Ed Adams, manager of the store in Petts Wood in Kent, grabbed the mixture Saturday — the last day…
Scandinavians interested in buying 30pc of Royal MailTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomDanish and Swedish post offices are examining joint bid for stake in Royal Mail as the Government pursues controversial plan to part-privatise the postal service. By Mark Kleinman Post Danmark and Posten AB of Sweden, which are in the process of … More: continued here
Food stamps serve about 51000 in NDBismarck Tribune, USAState officials say about 51000 low-income North Dakotans were served by the federal food stamp program last month. Food stamp director Arlene Dura says the number of North Dakota families receiving help grew by 5 percent in fiscal 2008. … More: continued here
A community on Skye that took over its petrol station will now also run the local post office. More: continued here
An eBay auction of the ‘last’ bag of Woolworths pic ‘n’ mix has attracted more than £300 in bids. More: continued here
Former Chief of eBay Tries a New Bid. It’s Political.New York Times, United StatesBy BRAD STONE SAN FRANCISCO — Meg Whitman, a former chief executive of eBay, once said that running the Internet auction site was like being the mayor of a large city, with the mix of politics, competing constituencies and widespread resistance to ……