Los Angeles Times Neighborhood mailboxes being stamped outLos Angeles Times, CANow, Gonsalves must close her store for part of the afternoon to drive packages and other mail to a post office in time for the final 5 pm pickup. "It is an inconvenience," she said. "I don't feel I should send …
Read More »Buds of hope (Boston Herald)
Budding cancer crusaders helped kick off the annual American Cancer Society weeklong Daffodil Days deliveries yesterday at the FedEx Center in South Boston. Volunteers… More: continued here
Read More »Study: EBay Needs to Return to Its Roots (ReadWriteWeb)
Over the last year, EBay has been trying to slowly move users away from its auctions and more towards purchases of fixed-priced items. Last week, however, eBay announced that it plans to return to its roots and that the company wants to put more emphasis on its auctions business again. …
Read More »Anti-poverty groups push NY welfare grant hike – Newsday
Anti-poverty groups push NY welfare grant hikeNewsday, NYDavid Hansell, commissioner of state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, has said New York made changes to the food stamp program to make it easier for working families to apply for benefits _ no more fingerprint requirements or face-to-face … More: continued here
Read More »Healthy Difference on ‘Today’s THV at 5’: Food Stamps & Health (KTHV Little Rock)
Thirty-one million Americans live on food stamps. With so many Americans living on a fixed income, some are looking at cutting their grocery bill any way they can. More: continued here
Read More »Privatisation of Royal Mint at Llantrisant rolls closer (icWales)
THE privatisation of the Royal Mint is moving a step closer as the Government seeks to raise cash to fund its multi-billion-pound bank bailout. More: continued here
Read More »Dover getting new post office – Bonner County Daily Bee
Dover getting new post officeBonner County Daily Bee, IDBy CONOR CHRISTOFFERSON DOVER — Hopes for a new post office were nearly dashed last week when the US Postal Service denied the city’s relocation proposal, but an about face from the agency has the plan back on track. The proposal, which seeks …
Read More »Post office delays new stamps, citing weak economy (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Economic woes are forcing the post office to delay release of several new postage stamps scheduled for this year. Battered by rising costs and declining mail volume, the Postal Service lost $2.8 billion last year and is facing even larger losses this year, despite a rate increase — to 44 …
Read More »Post office delays new stamps, citing weak economy (AP via Yahoo! News)
Economic woes are forcing the post office to delay release of several new postage stamps scheduled for this year. More: continued here
Read More »Sun City Summerlin might get to keep post office (Summerlin South and West Home News)
Officials are re-considering the closure of the Sun City Summerlin post office, located inside the Longs Drugs, following a community outcry that included threats of boycotting and picketing. More: continued here
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