South Leeds Life Royal Mail press ahead with Holbeck office closure – South Leeds LifeSouth Leeds LifeRoyal Mail have announced today (13 February 2018) that they are to proceed with the closure of Holbeck Delivery Office, but postal workers are threatening industrial action to stop the move. As previously reported, Royal Mail's plan is to…
Alton Telegraph Crews using thermal system to remediate former post office site contaminationAlton TelegraphALTON — Obscured by black cloth sheeting on chain-link fencing, crews are in their second week of dropping long, thin cylinders into the former post office grounds to heat, then extract contaminants. “We are installing an in-situ thermal (desorption … More: continued…
Post Office may be fully staffed in MarchIdyllwild Town CierIdyllwild is poised to welcome a new clerk to the Post Office beginning in March, pending the successful recruitment by then of a clerk to work in key areas “behind the retail counter, and in the Post Office Box Section/Back Room Area.” A clerk … More:…
SlashGear Bitcoin aims for eBay and WikipediaSlashGearIn 2018 it was announced that the existing agreement between the companies eBay and Paypal would end in 2020. Paypal will in 2020 cease to be the credit card payment processor for eBay, and Adyen will become eBay's primary card processor for ALL users … More: continued here
Post Office problems more widespread than initially thoughtABC6OnYourSide.comThe retired postal worker carried mail in 5 different zip codes and even worked as a supervisor in Hilliard. "Boils down to they have so many routes that are unassigned and they don't have enough carriers to cover them," he said. "I finally gave up on … More:…
New York Magazine Trump Wants Big Government to Decide What Poor People Get to EatNew York MagazineIn recent years, Republican lawmakers in many states (including New York) have introduced legislation barring food-stamps recipients from using their benefits to purchase lobster, expensive steak, decorated cakes, soda, or other indulgences. This …and more » More: continued here
CNNMoney The real story of food stampsCNNMoneyPresident Donald Trump wants to radically overhaul a critical safety net program that covers more than 42 million people — or roughly one in eight Americans. His administration's budget would slash funding for food stamps by more than $213 billion, or …Trump wants to replace food stamps with food…
Washington Post Food stamps may become like Blue Apron. In the Great Depression, they started with blue coupons.Washington PostOn a spring morning nearly 80 years ago, Ralston Thayer, an unemployed machinist, queued up inside the old post office building in Rochester, N.Y. for the nation's inaugural batch of food stamps. The World War I veteran…
The Onion (satire) Trump Announces Plan To Replace Food Stamps With New Low-Income Foraging ProgramThe Onion (satire)WASHINGTON—Championing the decision as a way to cut costs and still meet federally mandated nutrition requirements, President Trump announced a plan Tuesday to replace food stamps with a new low-income foraging program. “We have developed a new … More:…
Arizona Daily Star Food stamps would get massive overhaul under Trump budgetArizona Daily StarHere's how it would work: Instead of receiving all their food stamp funds, households would get a box of food that the government describes as nutritious and 100% grown and produced in the U.S. The so-called USDA America's Harvest Box would contain…