Dems drop bill to alter food-stamp eligibilityHonolulu Advertiser, HIBy Mark Niesse AP Hawai'i Democrats are backing off a plan to lower eligibility requirements for the food stamp program, which they hoped would get more federal government money at little cost to the state. The idea was to draw millions of dollars in …SNAP new name for…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting West Virginia’s first black attorney stamped civil rights pioneerWilliamson Daily News, WVby LORETTA TACKETT Editor (Web photos) JR Clifford joins Joel Elias Springarn on one of six stamps dedicated to civil rights pioneers. CHARLESTON – Those gathering at the West Virginia Cultural Center yesterday celebrated the US Postal Service’s …Post Office honors…
Gunpoint arrest ordeal won't stop my return to GazaScotsman, United KingdomThe 42-year-old Royal Mail worker – who is a member of the Free Gaza campaign – described events as the ship she was aboard, Dignity, was boarded by Israeli troops on February 4. She said: "We could see the Gaza coastline. … More: continued here
More protests over sacked postiesStoke & Staffordshire, UKMORE protests are planned by Royal Mail workers as they battle to reinstate five colleagues who were sacked over bullying claims. About eight staff staged a two-hour protest outside the Leek Road depot yesterday morning. …Protest over sacked postiesStoke & Staffordshireall 3 news articles More: continued here
Boston Globe Vineyard ferry washes up on eBayCape Cod Times, MABy Doug Fraser Purchased by a New York corporation at auction just 18 months ago for a half-million dollars, the longtime Martha's Vineyard ferry The Islander is now on eBay, with a minimum bid requirement of just $10. As of yesterday afternoon, …NY State Buys Worthless…
Stamps& Coins: When it says 'limited' edition, is it?Sacramento Bee, USANever before has so much merchandise been produced showcasing a president. The days of Eisenhower, Kennedy and Nixon pale in comparison. A Google search of Obama collectibles nets a staggering 868000 sites. On just a few you'll find not just Obama … More: continued here
Post office robber apprehendedWLBT-TV, MSUTICA, MS (WLBT) – A man suspected of robbing a post office is in police custody. A spokesman for the Utica Police Department says officers caught the culprit about an hour after the robbery occurred. Authorities say the unidentified man attacked a … More: continued here
West Virginia attorney among civil rights figures on stampsBoston Herald, United StatesBy AP WASHINGTON — West Virginia attorney JR Clifford is among a dozen civil rights pioneers taking their places of honor on US postage stamps. The six 42-cent stamps are being dedicated in New York and are going on sale nationwide Saturday. … More: continued…
Exhausted postie hid thousands of lettersNorthern Echo, UKA member of the public alerted the Royal Mail on October 31, last year, after he found more than 800 undelivered packages near All Saints’ Church, in Shildon, County Durham. Investigators later found 325 letters in an alley behind Malcolm’s house in … More: continued here
Auctionbytes EBay retiring current search engine in AprilAuction Central News, NYJeff King, eBay's Senior Director of Finding, has confirmed through eBay's Announcements page that the current search engine in use on eBay will be retired in April of 2009. A new search engine that King describes "faster and easier" will take over the …You Better Get…