Dozens of rural post offices going to shorter hoursLincoln Journal StarAlberta Little, who retired from her job at the Crab Orchard Post Office in 2009 after 25 years, wonders how much savings there can be from cutting service to rural areas. “They keep talking about how badly in debt they are,” said Little, whose career…
Letter: Democrats saved Post OfficesRavalli RepublicI would like to discuss the non-closing of rural Post Offices. My Post Office, Raynesford, was on the chopping block. We had meetings with the Post Office officials with staff members of our congressional representatives. All of them encouraged us to … More: continued here
John Weigle stamp column: Youth Stamp Fair winners to get awardsVentura County StarMorgan Gambill, of Ventura, was the big winner at this year's Youth Stamp Fair, sponsored by the Ventura County Philatelic Society and the Anacapa Middle School Stamp Club. Morgan won the "guess the number of stamps in the jar" contest and was one…
Vandergrift to demolish old post officeTribune-ReviewThe roof of the former Vandergrift Post Office on Longfellow Street is caving in and falling onto the house next door. Vandergrift Council condemned the building Friday and hired a company to knock it down soon. Photographed on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. More: continued here
Post deliveries suspended following dog attackThis is CornwallMore than 40 homes then received a leaflet from Royal Mail saying it had taken the "exceptional step" of suspending mail deliveries to protect its frontline employees. But, the dog-owner told the Cornish Guardian: "He's not a nasty dog. We got him … More: continued here
Stampeders RB Jon Cornish broke a 56-year-old single-season rushing record by a Canadian on Friday against the Eskimos. More: continued here
Sportsnet.ca Cornish smashes rushing record as Stamps pull off last-second victoryCalgary HeraldAfter Grant Shaw's potential game-winning field-goal was botched on the snap with the game tied 27-27, the Stamps appeared gave the ball right back when receiver Joe West fumbled and Weldon Brown returned it to the Calgary 18 with 56 seconds to play.Calgary Stampeders…
Europe is much better mundane than murderousOCRegisterCongratulations to the European Union for winning the Nobel Peace Prize. For a collection of countries that spent much of the first half of the past century killing, maiming, blowing up, occupying and all around hating each other, it has been a pretty … More: continued here
The Calgary Stampeders will play host to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League's West Division semifinal on Sunday, Nov. 11 at McMahon Stadium. Kickoff will be at 2:35 p.m. MST. More: continued here
For a Pinellas candidate, injustice at the Post OfficeTampabay.comNancy Bostock, Pinellas County Commissioner, recently found herself in a quandary that only the U.S. Postal Service and an election season could devise. To gin up voters and beat her opponent Charlie Justice, she planned to send out hundreds of …and more » More: continued here