We Love DC Postal Railway Mascot Gets Stamp of ApprovalU.S. Politics TodayWASHINGTON, July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The mascot that provided good luck to the Railway Mail Service returns today after a century of riding the rails and protecting the mail in the form of 60 million Owney the Postal …

Providence Journal 13 RI post offices targeted for possible closureProvidence JournalEdward Ferguson is the sole employee at the Central Falls post office. “I think we're pretty busy,” he says. Edward G. Ferguson was busy with a small line of customers at the Central Falls post office early Tuesday afternoon when …

A computer problem has left up to 3.3m Post Office account holders unable to access their savings through pin pad machines today. More: continued here

Vringo Announces $2.5 Million Investment Led by Prominent Venture Capital …MarketWatch (press release)Benchmark Capital is a leading venture capital firm and has been an early investor in leading technology companies such as eBay (EBAY), Twitter, Zipcar (ZIP), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Red Hat Software (RHAT), and MySQL. …Vringo signs letter of …

Melbourne Beach Post Office on chopping block: The Melbourne Beach Post Office is one of 3,700 that may be shut down as part of proposed cuts to the Postal Service. More: continued here

Growth slows in Missouri Medicaid, food stampsdigitalBURG.comFigures from the Department of Social Services show more than 944000 people received food stamps in May, the latest month for which statistics are available. That's up 16 percent from the same month two years ago, but up less than 5 percent from last …

BBC News Post Office computer glitch hits up to 3.3 million accountsTelegraph.co.ukA computer problem has left up to 3.3m Post Office account holders unable to access their savings through pin pad machines today. All 11820 branches remain open, with customers still able to withdraw cash from any of the Post …

Tribute to Penrhyncoch postman who died on his roundBBC NewsRoyal Mail delivery office manager in Aberystwyth, Phil Rowley, said Mr Thompson's death was a "huge loss". Mr Rowley said: "It's come as a total shock to us all and our thoughts are with his family at this tragic time. "He …

Post office near San Jose State on closing listBizjournals.comThe Colonnade post office near San Jose State University is on a list released Tuesday for possible closure to help cut the US Postal Service's $8 billion budget gap. The post office in San Jose is the only one listed in Silicon …

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