The SNP have today told Labour it must drop plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail. SNP MP and spokesman on postal services Mike Weir today called for Lord Mandelson’s plan to part-privatise Royal Mail to be ditched as Labour’s backbench rebellion grew. More: continued here
Read More »More calls than ever coming into Rockland’s human services hotline (The Journal News)
RAMAPO – More people are calling InfoRock, the county’s free health and human services hotline, asking about food stamps, help to pay their heating bills and housing assistance – another telltale sign Rockland residents are feeling the pain of the recession. More: continued here
Read More »Policing unsafe helmets a headache for officials (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – Unsafe helmets with fake certification stamps are still being sold in markets through Viet Nam because they are cheaper and more fashionable, causing a headache for authorities. More: continued here
Read More »‘I blew £20,000 on eBay while wasted on Jack Daniel’s,’ admits Shane Richie (who bought a Planet Of The Apes prop) (Daily Mail: World News)
‘I blew £20,000 on eBay while wasted on Jack Daniel’s,’ admits Shane Richie (who bought a Planet Of The Apes prop) More: continued here
Read More »Officials oppose closing post office (Asbury Park Press)
Local officials are voicing strong opposition to the closure of Freehold’s tiny post office trailer, one cost-cutting measure being considered by the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail plans ‘dead in the water’ (Daily Telegraph)
The planned partial privatisation of Royal Mail is “dead in the water” after Gordon Brown was warned there was little or no chance of getting the controversial move through the House of Commons. More: continued here
Read More »Another $20000 as region rallies to help – Warrnambool Standard
Another $20000 as region rallies to helpWarrnambool Standard, Australia –3 hours agoBY PETER COLLINS AND ALEX SINNOTT The coins started flowing on Friday at Dunkeld's Royal Mail Hotel where patrons helped raise $5485 through profits from … More: continued here
Read More »Number Of State Food Stamp Recipients Nears Record (News On 6 Tulsa)
Last month, 442,299 Oklahomans were given food stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Who gets what: Food stamps, tax breaks for poor (Albany Democrat-Herald)
WASHINGTON — More than 37 million Americans live in poverty, and the vast majority of them are in line for extra help under the giant stimulus package coming out of Congress. Millions more could be kept from slipping into poverty by the economic lifeline. More: continued here
Read More »Tulsa: Food stamps near state record (The Oklahoman)
TULSA — An unexpected job layoff took Tulsa resident Deseree Cook from taking part in a first-time homebuyer program to being a first-time food stamp applicant.Cook worked in the accounting department of a welding distribution company and had been paying down debts to build credit for a home purchase. But …
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