Thomas Sowell: The Ambassador and the Post OfficeContra Costa TimesAt one time, people in India had to get on a waiting list to buy Hindustan Motors' Ambassador automobile, even though it was an obvious copy of Britain's Morris Oxford of some decades earlier. The reason was simple: the Indian government …
Read More »Pratt Post Office bags space at Bed-Stuy condo building – The Real Deal Magazine (blog)
The Real Deal Magazine (blog) Pratt Post Office bags space at Bed-Stuy condo buildingThe Real Deal Magazine (blog)The Pratt Post Office is relocating from Clinton Hill to Bedford-Stuyvesant, having signed a lease for the ground floor of an NAM Realty Associates-owned five-story condominium building. Silverstone Development Group acquired the post …
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crossing near Ruckles Road after it was struck by a train traveling east Thursday afternoon. The driver, who was unidentified, was transported to Olean General Hospital. More: continued here
Read More »Post office lobby to be closed Saturday after noon
MATTOON (JG-TC) — The postal lobby and post office box section of the U.S. Post Office will be closed at noon Saturday for maintenance, according to a press release from Postmaster Ken Steury. More: continued here
Read More »Ben Crane leads FedEx St. Jude Classic as first round halts at dark
Ben Crane leads the FedEx St. Jude Classic after making five of his seven birdies on his back nine Thursday. More: continued here
Read More »New post office found in Kentucky vapor shop – WBIR-TV
New post office found in Kentucky vapor shopWBIR-TV"You can come here and get all your first class postage stamps, or you can come here to drop off priority packages," Adron Wilson said, who is running the new post office in Fourmile. It sits inside a small, brown shack off Highway …
Read More »USDA To Georgia: You Can’t Drug-Test Food Stamp Recipients – ThinkProgress
ThinkProgress USDA To Georgia: You Can't Drug-Test Food Stamp RecipientsThinkProgressIn the latest expansion of government drug tests, Georgia passed a law in March requiring the testing of some food stamp applicants and recipients. But this week, a USDA official told Georgia they can't implement the law. “[Food and Nutrition Service …
Read More »Switching food stamp subsidies from sweetened drinks to fruits, vegetables can … – The Denver Channel
Switching food stamp subsidies from sweetened drinks to fruits, vegetables can …The Denver ChannelProhibiting the use of federal food stamps to purchase sugar-sweetened beverages and subsidizing the purchase of fruits and vegetables with the coupons would improve nutrition, foster weight loss and drive down rates of Type 2 diabetes among …
Read More »Should Food Stamps be Used to Buy Soda? Study Says No – WGNO
WGNO Should Food Stamps be Used to Buy Soda? Study Says NoWGNOWASHINGTON (CNNMoney) – Banning soda and other sugary drinks from food stamps would lead to significant drops in obesity and diabetes rates among the poor, according to a new study. It would prevent at least 141,000 kids from getting …
Read More »Shopping center to replace former San Marcos post office – Austin American-Statesman
Shopping center to replace former San Marcos post officeAustin American-StatesmanWhat was once a post office in the heart of downtown San Marcos will be redeveloped into a shopping center anchored by Austin-based Torchy's Tacos. The building, at 301 N. Guadalupe St., has been vacant for more than a year after …
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