Meetings planned in Clallam, Jefferson on reduced postal hoursPeninsula DailyThe closures of post offices in Jefferson and Clallam counties are all but off the table, a U.S. Postal Service spokesman said, as meetings to garner public input on proposed post office hour changes in the two counties start this week. …

We all know the U.S. Postal Service is facing dramatic financial challenges, but its recent decision to start shredding undelivered Imagination Library books for children is simply mind-boggling. More: continued here

WDTV W.Va. bill targets soft drinks through food stampsThe Logan Banner(AP) — Some West Virginia lawmakers are targeting the state's health woes by proposing limits on federal food stamp benefits. Close to one-in-five state residents receive benefits from what's now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or …Food stamps wouldn't …

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Reprints of original stamps are another form of stamp forgery, but only if the reprints are not identified as being a reprint or replica. The country that originally issued the stamps that are valuable may often offer reprints. More: continued here

Manchester's Political Heroes and Villains: Royal Mail vs. dogs while Tony …Mancunian MattersThis week in Heroes and Villains, Police Commissioner Tony Lloyd acknowledges that politics is boring and begins basing policing policy on TV shows and genre movies. Meanwhile a vicious Salford dog is holding Royal Mail ransom. So who's …

Ipswich Star Ipswich: Fraudulent eBay trader must pay £1800 compensationIpswich StarAN eBay trader who fiddled internet postage labels for the goods she was despatching must pay £1,800 compensation to the Royal Mail. Comments; Email; Print. To send a link to this page to a friend, you must be logged in. …

We must find a way to save the post officeMansfield News JournalFor me, the post office is the heartbeat of our nation. Its postal routes — winding through major cities, then spreading to the countryside and reaching far out to a distant hilltop in the Smokey Mountains — carry the …

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WLTX.com Lawmaker Challenges Haley to use Food StampsWLTX.comCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina lawmaker is challenging Gov. Nikki Haley and the state's DSS director to try to eat healthy foods on a food stamp budget for one week. Rep. Bakari Sellers said he's committed to shopping for healthy foods …