A Mandaree post office updateBismarck TribuneIt was brought to Mandaree residents' attention that the US Postal Service is planning to permanently close the Mandaree post office and expects residents to use services in neighboring towns – such as New Town and Watford City – which range from 60 to … More: continued here
Immigrants may be hit hardest by MaineCare cuts, tighter food stamp rulesBangor Daily NewsBy Kathryn Skelton, Sun Journal AUGUSTA, Maine — Changes in the state budget approved last spring and now in effect include cutting MaineCare coverage for hundreds, stopping food stamps for some and, in two weeks, telling 2500 people receiving …and more » More:…
People’s Daily Online China issues stamps to mark Year of DragonPeople’s Daily OnlineBy Wang Dan (Beijing Daily) The stamp for the Year of the Dragon went on sale on Jan. 5. Each set contains one stamp, which has a face value of 1.2 yuan, and each person is allowed to buy only one set. The…
The campaign of Newt Gingrich was pushed to defend remarks he made about food stamps that some bloggers and news Web sites interpreted as racially offensive. More: continued here
Mason Square fights for post officeWWLP 22News(WWLP) – Residents of Mason Square are fighting to keep their local post office open. There are 3653 local post offices slated for possible closure across the nation. To folks in Mason Square, only one matters… their own. If the Mason Square office …and more » More: continued here
Angry postal workers are expected to turn out in force as the Communications Workers Unions (CWU) march through the streets for the second consecutive weekend. More: continued here
Post office crisis hits home in north Dayton.WDTNDAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – More than a dozen residents living in North Dayton met at the post office on Farr Drive Thursday to discuss the fate of the facility with a Postmaster representative. In an effort to make ends meet, officials had announced a plan … More: continued…
Lewiston Sun Journal Postal Service to hold hearing on proposal to close Paris Hill officeLewiston Sun JournalBy Tony Reaves, Staff Writer The US Post Office on Tremont Street on Paris Hill will remain open until at least May 15, according to a US Postal Service spokesman. PARIS — The US Postal Service has yet to…
Pro-tiger stamps by Canada PostDaily MirrorHot on the heels of the controversy over the pro-LTTE postage stamps produced by the French Postal Service, a Sri Lankan organisation based in Ottawa has drawn the attention of the Canadian government to the circulation of stamps in Canada bearing …The 'Tiger stamps' issueCeylon Daily NewsFrance apologizes for Tamil…
Our issue isn’t really the cost of a letter. It’s the price of junk. More: continued here