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Guns.com Sen. Rand Paul wants to allow guns in Post OfficesGuns.comRan Paul added an amendment to a reform bill currently in Senate committee to allow guns to be carried inside post offices across the country. Providing that local law allow the lawful carry of firearms by a person not prohibited …

Banking at the Post Office: why the hell not?The Reality-Based CommunityIf in fact 68 million U.S. adults live in unbanked households, why not let the US Postal Service provide basic financial services? Not, it seems to me, either checking accounts or loans – USPS isn't really equipped to deal customers …

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Bipartisan Farm Bill deal to cut over $8 billion in food stampsMSNBCOn Wednesday morning, the House of Representatives passed the final version of the 2014 Farm Bill, which includes a cut of roughly $8.7 billion to food stamps, affecting 850,000 households across the country. Members of the House and Senate …

Coming to a Post Office Near You: Loans You Can Trust?Huffington PostAccording to a report put out this week by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Postal Service, about 68 million Americans — more than a quarter of all households — have no checking or savings …

ChronicleLive Royal mail delights pupils in GatesheadChronicleLivePrimary school children have had the royal stamp of approval after receiving letters from Kensington Palace. The Year 3 youngsters, from Blaydon West Primary School, in Blaydon, Gateshead, were learning about Antarctica in their Around the World school … More: continued here

Expanding financial services is available route for the Post Office, report saysSTLtoday.comThe inspector general's office said loans could be made available to people who have their paycheck directly deposited on to a Postal Service prepaid card. Consumers could borrow up to 50 percent of their paycheck at an effective annual …

A pledge not to close more post offices for five years has been cautiously welcomed by an organisation that campaigns for rural communities in Norfolk. More: continued here

abc40 Springfield police: 4 arrested at post office after signing for packages …MassLive.com1-30-14 — Springfield — Police seized more than $100,000 worth of cocaine, packed in these two boxes, after four suspects signed for them at the post office on Main Street Thursday night. The suspects, two men and two …

Primary school children have been given the royal stamp of approval after receiving letters from Kensington Palace. More: continued here