The New Indian Express Post offices in capital running out of stampsThe New Indian ExpressDespite attempts to sort out the crisis by the Department of Posts, a shortage of stamps that are much in demand has been felt across the post offices here for the last few months. Now, the demand is being met by…
LYNN — A plan by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to relocate the West Lynn post office is being met with mixed reviews. More: continued here
Food stamp program needs serious review, reformIowa City Press CitizenYou can apply for food stamps at the state level of government. In Iowa, your application would go through the U.S. Department of Agriculture office in Des Moines. If eligible, your food benefits are provided on an electronic benefit transfer card (EBT …Charles Lane: A better…
My Turn: No good reason to cut food stamp programConcord MonitorPresently at issue before Congress is the fate of the federal food stamp program, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. Both branches of Congress have been addressing food stamps in the context of the farm bill. On June 20 …Lane: Abolish food…
The Guardian Royal Mail pay rise rejected by CWUBBC NewsThe union that represents postal workers has rejected a proposed 8.6% pay increase from Royal Mail, amid privatisation plans. Royal Mail has offered 125,000 workers the three-year pay rise, as well as bonuses and other changes to conditions. But the …Royal Mail union rejects 8.6% pay riseThe…
Happy 50th to Mr . ZIP of post office fameNashua TelegraphMr. ZIP's name is the acronym for Zoning Improvement Plan, the early 1960s initiative that the Postal Service – then called the Post Office Department – unveiled on July 1, 1963, as the less bureaucratic sounding ZIP code. As colleague Dave Brooks …HUNNEMAN: Mr. Zip and…
Most kids I knew didn’t worry a lot about weirdo strangers bothering us in an early 1960s version of Nashua, especially if we stayed clear of certain neighborhoods our parents liked to call “rough” or “not very nice” without further explanation. The safest of all adults – or so we believed, but for my money,…
A suspicious package found on Friday at the Springfield Post Office on Limestone Street was detonated by a bomb squad. Officers were contacted around noon when post office employees stumbled upon a suspicious package while sorting through mail. The package had been dropped off at the dock of the post office. The package was homemade…
The old Downtown Post Office has never looked better — inside and out. Built in the early 1920s, we doubt if it ever has looked as good as it does now. More: continued here
Council votes to probe Old Wailuku Post Office demolition fundingMaui NewsThe Maui County Council voted Friday to move forward with a formal investigation into the potential misuse of county funds appropriated for rehabilitation of the Old Wailuku Post Office. After nearly two hours of discussion at the County Council … More: continued here