Small Towns React To Shortening of Post Office HoursWKRC TV CincinnatiThat's because the US Postal Service has dropped plans to close post offices in thousands of small towns to save money. Instead, the plan is to reduce hours of operation, and as Local 12 news reporter Jeff Hirsh found out, that's not going over too…
Pictured is the Mary D Post Office located on Main Street. Residents in 24 area communities could see a reduction in the hours their post offices are open for business. More: continued here
Workday Minnesota Letter carriers' food drive stamps out hungerOur Colorado NewsAcross the country, and in Arvada, Saturday, May 12, will be the 20th annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive. It's the largest single-day food drive in the world, and is carried out in late spring because many food banks begin running out of donations …Post…
Bay News 9 Food stamps at farmers' markets: invitation for fraud?The Packer (blog)National Editor Tom Karst On the face of it, expanding food stamp benefits to farmers' markets seems like a winning idea. You are encouraging the purchase of local foods, and food stamp participants have another avenue to purchase whole, …Grants open door for…
eBay fashion app to feature revolutionary image swatch technologyInternetRetailing.netThe updated eBay Fashion app for iPhone, available in the UK this month, will now feature innovative Image Swatch technology to allow shoppers to find fashion items on eBay.co.uk that match the colour and pattern of images in photographs. More: continued here
Sergeant Puts Chicken Nugget On EBayNBC 6 MiamiSo, he put it up for auction on eBay starting at $5 and will donate all the proceeds to Keys Cops For Kids, a non-profit organization that he set up. "You've heard about the Virgin Mary grilled cheese sandwich that sold for $28000.Keys chicken nugget shaped like a…
Fountain, Ebro post offices to remain openHolmes County Times AdvertiserFOUNTAIN — The US Postal Service's decision to keep the country's smallest post offices open means more than convenience for Fountain residents. “Actually it will mean a great deal because in a rural community, post offices are like fire departments … More: continued here
Daily Mail Rayudu and Pollard silence Bangalore with unbroken 122-run sixth wicket …Daily MailBy Mail Today Reporter Mumbai Indians rode on Ambati Rayudu and Kieron Pollard's swashbuckling knocks as their unbroken 122-run sixth-wicket partnership sealed a dramatic five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in their IPL match in Bangalore …and more » More: continued here
TIME Endangered rural post offices get a reprievemsnbc.comThe US Postal Service announced a new strategy that could keep the nation's smallest post offices open. By msnbc.com news services The financially struggling US Postal Service sought Wednesday to tamp down concern over wide-scale cuts, revealing it …Postal Service Halting Plan To Close Urban And Suburban Post…
USA TODAY Postal Service Halting Plan To Close Urban And Suburban Post OfficesHuffington PostBy DAVID PITT 05/14/12 01:45 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa — The US Postal Service said Monday it no longer plans to close 600 urban and suburban postal branch offices and satellite stations. The facilities in many cities serve as neighborhood post…