Mayor on food stamps: N.J. Mayor Cory Booker will live on food stamps next week for seven days. Mayor Booker is following in the footsteps of the mayors of Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Las Vegas, who have taken the 'food stamps challenge.' More: continued here
Read More »Metro to stay open late for Monday night football at FedEx Field
Metrorail's Morgan Boulevard station will stay open late on Monday night to accommodate football fans leaving the Redskins game with the New York Giants. Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. Monday. The late start on a weeknight is a rarity for football at FedEx Field in Landover , so let's review …
Read More »Vatican sells stamps to restore famed colonnade – Businessweek
CBS News Vatican sells stamps to restore famed colonnadeBusinessweekThe Vatican's Philatelic and Numismatic Office, which sells commemorative coins and stamps featuring popes, saints and the like, is offering a special €20 ($26) stamp and certificate package to help offset a recession-induced drop in corporate sponsors …Cash-strapped Vatican selling special stamps …
Read More »Makeover for post office gains support
The Heritage Foundation may renovate the 'old old jail.' / Jeanne Reasonover / file / the tennessean The Five Points building was the city's main post office for 70 years. More: continued here
Read More »Select San Diego Post Offices to Offer Sunday Openings for Holidays – Patch.com
Select San Diego Post Offices to Offer Sunday Openings for HolidaysPatch.comIn San Diego County, there are a total of only nine locations that will offer two special Sunday openings– and though Lemon Grove's post office is not on the list, there are two close options for you to consider: La …
Read More »Insight: EBay’s double tax base prompts calls for investigation – Reuters
Insight: EBay's double tax base prompts calls for investigationReutersLONDON (Reuters) – Britain and Germany may have missed out on a combined $1 billion in sales tax since online marketplace eBay picked a tiny Luxembourg office as its base for EU sales, a shift that lawmakers say should now be investigated. …
Read More »Enid’s path is improved – but still no mail – Halifax Evening Courier
Halifax Evening Courier Enid's path is improved – but still no mailHalifax Evening CourierRoyal Mail spokeswoman Felicity MacFarlane said deliveries are only suspended as a last resort if there is health and safety danger to staff. She said: “While some moss has been cleared from the grassed pathway, it is …
Read More »Insight: EBay's double tax base prompts calls for investigation
Britain and Germany may have missed out on a combined $1 billion in sales tax since online marketplace eBay picked a tiny Luxembourg office as its base for EU sales, a shift that lawmakers say should now … More: continued here
Read More »Holiday 2012: Postal Service Mail By Dates to Remember; Sunday Post Office … – Patch.com
Mageecourier-countynews Holiday 2012: Postal Service Mail By Dates to Remember; Sunday Post Office…Patch.comThe holiday rush is about to set in. Along with waiting in line to buy gifts at stores, the lines can be even longer at the post office as gift givers mail cards and packages to friends and …
Read More »Royal Mail meets “vast majority” of quality targets, misses First Class mail goal – Post and Parcel
Royal Mail meets “vast majority” of quality targets, misses First Class mail goalPost and ParcelRoyal Mail said it operates to a “very high specification”, collecting and delivering the mail six days a week and operating a nationwide road, rail and air network that delivers the working day after posting millions …
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