With key injuries in every facet of the offensive structure, one could suggest that Dave Dickenson’s job as Calgary Stampeders’ offensive co-ordinator has been a little more challenging than usual in 2014. He may beg to differ. More: continued here
Auditors say employees at an Iowa post office are working more than twice the Postal Service's national goal. More: continued here
Mail competition inquiry launched following Royal Mail callsMotor Transport (blog)An inquiry into competition in the UK postal sector has been launched, after calls from Royal Mail to protect it from last mile delivery competition earlier this year. The Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) committee yesterday said the inquiry would …and more » More: continued here
Irish Independent Three held hostage in Dublin post office raid; search for two men under wayRTE.ieA search is under way for two men following a kidnapping at a post office in Dublin overnight. Three armed and masked men forced their way into a home in Malahide and took three women hostage. They then forced an…
CITY A.M. The FTSE 100′s Hottest Growth Stocks: Royal Mail PLCThe Motley Fool UKThe news has obviously come as concern to Royal Mail, whose GLS courier network straddles 37 countries across the length and breadth of the continent. In July's financial statement the company advised both volumes and turnover at GLS advanced 6% …Inquiry launched into…
UK Mail Group PLC (LON: UKM) is falling today, here's why. More: continued here
Post office made excessive use of overtime amid staffing shortageWashington Post (blog)An Iowa post office racked up more than twice the U.S. Postal Service's goal for overtime hours and paid out nearly three times the agency's national average for overtime grievances last year due to staffing shortages, according to a watchdog report … More: continued…
The letter from Mark Jamison of Webster that’s published in your most recent edition (“What does Webster hope to achieve with planning initiative,” Sept. 17) leaves readers with the impression that the town board refused to act to continue the lease of the post office, when that is clearly not the case. More: continued here
Illinois residents are applying for food stamps at double the rate of jobsWGEMToo many people have dug themselves into an economic hole and they're turning to food stamps to feed their families. "A lot of it goes to families with children and some studies show children who receive food stamps actually eat better," Ellison said….
Economics Daily Digest: Students on food stamps need somewhere to spend themDaily KosCaitlyn Becker speaks to Yvonne Montoya, President of the Santa Monica College chapter of the Campus Network, about her chapter's work to get food stamps accepted on campus. Her segment begins at 19:20. New Deal Liberalism Lives On (WaPo). More: continued here