Washington Post (blog) Sculptor sues Postal Service over mistaken Lady Liberty stampWashington Post (blog)U.S. Postal Service, File/Associated Press – This undated image provided by the Postal Service shows the Lady Liberty first class postage stamp first issued in 2011. The design was not based on the statue in New York …
Read More »Fayette post office wins promise of permanent home – Charleston Gazette
Fayette post office wins promise of permanent homeCharleston GazetteSet to close this month, the Fayette County post office will remain open for another two years after a deal was reached to extend the lease on the building used by the postal center. Media outlets reported that Rep. Nick Rahall announced …
Read More »Cyber Monday Sales Soar As Amazon to EBay Win Shoppers – Businessweek
Financial Post Cyber Monday Sales Soar As Amazon to EBay Win ShoppersBusinessweekCyber Monday sales surged, sending online shopping toward a single-day record as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN:US) and EBay Inc. siphoned consumers from brick-and-mortar stores. Online sales yesterday rose 21 percent from 2012, International Business …Amazon and eBay Thrive on Cyber MondayNASDAQCyber …
Read More »Lexington Post Office offers holiday mailing tips – Lexington Clipper Herald
Lexington Post Office offers holiday mailing tipsLexington Clipper HeraldLEXINGTON, Neb. – The Postal Service projects to deliver 15 billion pieces of mail this holiday season, including 420 million packages – a 12 percent increase from last year. Encouraging customers to mail early, the Lexington Post Office has released …Postal Service …
Read More »Cutting Food Stamps Is Just Bad Policy – RH Reality Check
Somewhat Reasonable – Heartland Institute (blog) Cutting Food Stamps Is Just Bad PolicyRH Reality CheckDecember 3, 2013 – 4:35 pm. Even as a string of recent studies reveal the damaging effect of poverty on children, both Democrats and Republicans seek to cut food stamps, which have been shown to help …
Read More »Harry Potter and the Money-Making Magic of Pop Culture Stamps
The Harry Potter stamp series has riled purists and stands to be the U.S. Postal Service's most profitable issue since the 2007 Star Wars series. What would George Washington say? More: continued here
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LEXINGTON, Neb. – The Postal Service projects to deliver 15 billion pieces of mail this holiday season, including 420 million packages – a 12 percent increase from last year. More: continued here
Read More »Letters to Santa can be dropped off at Cambridge post office
The Cambridge post office has once again allied itself with a powerful figure — one with a long white beard and a red suit — in the battle to bring cheer and good tidings to the children of Cambridge and Guernsey County. More: continued here
Read More »Merritt postcards to go to Ottawa
A total of 1,276 signatures from residents of Merritt who are opposed to potential downsizing of the city’s post office are being sent to Ottawa. More: continued here
Read More »Congress’ next big fight: Food stamps – Daily Local News
Congress' next big fight: Food stampsDaily Local NewsHoeven said Monday that most of the disagreement still focuses on funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), more widely known as food stamps. Almost 48 million Americans were using the program this summer, according to the …and more » More: continued here
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