Suspicious package found at Naylor Post OfficeKAITSo far, every residence and business within a 300 ft. radius of the post office has been evacuated and the Southeast Missouri Bomb Squad is on its way to send a robot in to x-ray the package. Sgt. Mike Barton told Region 8 News …
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It was all perfectly legal and convenient for Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes to turn to e-commerce to allegedly stock his arsenal for a movie theater shooting spree. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail Goes Gold This Summer – AboutMyArea
AboutMyArea Royal Mail Goes Gold This SummerAboutMyAreaRoyal Mail today revealed that it will be painting some of its iconic and much-loved red post boxes gold to celebrate every Team GB and ParalympicsGB gold medal win during the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. This will be a unique, …Royal …
Read More »Missoula man sentenced for post office theft – San Francisco Chronicle
Missoula man sentenced for post office theftSan Francisco Chronicle(AP) — A 39-year-old Missoula man has been ordered to pay just over $14000 in restitution for theft involving U.S. Postal Service money orders at the Bonner Post Office. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Gregory M. Kemp was sentenced July 19 to …
Read More »The ‘Food Stamp president’ loves the dependent – Santa Rosa Press Gazette
The 'Food Stamp president' loves the dependentSanta Rosa Press GazetteIn the 1970's, a difficult economic time under Jimmy Carter with his “misery index,” 1 in 50 Americans was on food stamps. Today that number is 1 in 7. Just since 2008 the number of people in food stamp programs has …
Read More »Suspicious box in Naylor turns out to be dog collar charger
Police evacuated the Naylor post office and several nearby buildings after finding a suspicious package in the post office. However, that suspicious package turned out to be a dog tracking collar charger. More: continued here
Read More »Unofficial post strike wins reinstatement victory
Royal Mail workers in Bridgwater, Somerset, won a colleague’s reinstatement after a three-day unofficial strike. More: continued here
Read More »Britain’s Royal Mail to issue Olympic champ stamps – The Missoulian
Zap2it.com (blog) Britain's Royal Mail to issue Olympic champ stampsThe MissoulianThe Royal Mail is planning a tribute to Britain's Olympians that really sticks _ a set of gold medal stamps. The postal service says it will issue a stamp honoring every member of the British Olympic team who wins a …
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Latinos Post 'The Dark Knight Rises' sets box-office recordWashington PostDespite the tragedy in Colorado, where James Holmes is accused of fatally shooting 12 people and wounding dozens more at a midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises,” audiences haven't shied away from seeing the movie. According to the Associated …"Dark …
Read More »Waitrose and Royal Mail supermarket plans are both approved – Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Northampton Chronicle & Echo Waitrose and Royal Mail supermarket plans are both approvedNorthampton Chronicle & EchoOn Tuesday night, members of Northampton Borough Council's planning committee approved plans to build a new Waitrose in Wootton and convert the former Royal Mail sorting office in Barrack Road, Semilong into a supermarket. The …
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