A House committee reported an FAA Reauthorization Act to the House floor this afternoon with language that would make it easier for unions like the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to organize FedEx employees. More: continued here
Read More »Graffiti Taggers Strike the Post Office – Newsradio 620
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Read More »US Post Office Warns People About Mail Scams – WISN.com
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Read More »Woman sells husband on eBay – WPTV
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Read More »Reward Offered for Post Office break in (Redwood Falls Gazette)
The Revere Post Office was Burglarized on February 2nd 2009 between the hours of 1200 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. when the post master had stepped out for lunch. The Redwood County Sheriff’s Department is reporting a person entered the building by forcing open two locked inside doors. More: continued here
Read More »Rights leaders honored at local stamp unveiling – Queens Chronicle
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Read More »The other Castro stamps his heel – Economist
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Read More »New Stamp Honoring Medgar Evers Released – Kansas City Call
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Read More »Record 31.8 million on food stamps (CNN Money)
Government shows increase of 700,000 food stamp recipients in a single month. More: continued here
Read More »Pricey EBAY Error School Trailer Sells For Just 1 (FOX40 Sacramento)
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. – Officials in one eastern Pennsylvania school district are red-faced after making a costly mistake on eBay. The East Stroudsburg School District was attempting to sell seven used classroom trailers, but an error in its ad on the online auction site allowed someone to bid …
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