The traditional reason for flogging the service was that it was a financial basket case. Not any more If ministers get their way, our postal services will be sold off within a year. Details of the privatisation are taking shape: Goldman Sachs and UBS will be in charge of a …

Bellevue’s Midlakes post office will move to Factoria in the coming months. The move to 12402 SE 38th Street, at Factoria North Plaza, is expected to be complete by June 15. More: continued here

A new Senate bill would deny assistance to "convicted murderers, rapists, and pedophiles" More: continued here

Glitch leaves Post Office branches unable to process cards Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 1:59 pm, Friday, May 31, 2013 Glitch leaves U.S. Post Office branches unable to process credit/debit cards Friday post offices across the …

FedEx is looking to nearly double the size of its SmartPost distribution operations on the city's southwest side by building a bigger hub at the Ameriplex Indianapolis business park. More: continued here

Glitch leaves U.S. Post Office branches unable to process credit/debit cards Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 12:51 pm, Friday, May 31, 2013 Glitch leaves U.S. Post Office branches unable to process credit/debit cards Friday post offices …

Loading… "I met a child that was in one of those schools and I could still see on his face and in his eyes the fear that he had and he still looked like that today. It really hits you deep to meet the people, see the damage and some …

Residents urged to pre-apply for disaster food stampsFOX 8 News WVUE-TV… season begins, the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is encouraging residents to prepare by pre-applying online for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (DSNAP), formerly called Disaster Food Stamps.and more » More: continued here

ThinkProgress Should criminals be denied food stamps?The Week Magazinehe number of Americans who use food stamps hit 47.8 million last December. That is a 70 percent increase since the financial crash of 2008. Republicans in Congress have long had their eye on the program, known formally as the Supplemental Nutrition …

Police Surrounding a House near Post OfficeThe Winchester StarWINCHESTER — Winchester police have blockaded an area around the Post Office and a city elementary school and sent residents back in their homes as they search for a suspect who fled from a traffic stop. Police say a man was stopped …