OUR VIEW: Move forward on county tobacco stampsGadsden TimesFor the second time in 10 months, the chief administrative officer of the Etowah County Commission has brought up the possibility of placing tobacco stamps on cigarettes sold in the county to ensure they are being properly taxed. Patrick Simms this …and more » More: continued here
Food stamps available to replace food spoiled by power outagesMilwaukee Journal SentinelEmergency FoodShare (food stamp) benefits to replace food that spoiled due to power outages from this week's storms are now available to Milwaukee area residents. Recipients must report the loss of such food by completing a "Request for Replacement …and more » More: continued here
A FedEx employee died after suffering an injury at the Memphis World Hub Wednesday morning. FedEx is calling the man's death an accident. More: continued here
Postmaster critically hurt in shooting at Carroll County post officeKMBC Kansas CityA spokeswoman for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service said someone came into the post office and shot Michelle Bell, the acting postmaster for the Hale post office, a couple of times. Bell was the only one in the post office at the time of…
EcommerceBytes (blog) Wall Street Estimates Impact of eBay Security BreachEcommerceBytes (blog)It isn't so much the security breach we've heard so much about that directly impacts eBay sales, but rather, fallout from its public announcement about the cyber attack on May 21st. Individual sellers can see how it is impacting their own sales, but …SunTrust Robinson…
1 wounded in shooting at Missouri post officeKansas City StarThe Missouri Highway Patrol is helping investigate a shooting at a post office in a small northwestern town. KMBC-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1oajOed ) the shooting happened Wednesday afternoon in the Carroll County town of Hale, about 75 miles northeast …and more » More: continued here
Authorities are investigating after a shooting was reported at a Carroll County post office Wednesday afternoon. More: continued here
Richard Otunga, of Northolt, west London, repeatedly knifed Shamin Gabriel after confronting her about text messages from other men, the Old Bailey has heard More: continued here
Jamestown Sun Post office opens to meet growing needWilliston Daily HeraldExpanded access and services have been enacted in Watford City and Tioga, with 460 post office boxes added in Parshall, and more than 2,000 new delivery points in the region since September 2013, according to a USPS press release. “As North Dakota's …Added postal capacity welcomed…
Cigarette packs affixed with tax stamps will be available in the local market by next month as the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) begun the implementation of this new measure aimed at curbing illicit trade. BIR Commissioner Kim S. Jacinto-Henares said that the bureau along with state-run APO Production Unit Inc. are all set to…