First-class stamps to cost 49 cents as of January 26Lansing State JournalThis Feb. 7, 2013 file photo shows packages waiting to be sorted in a Post Office in Atlanta. Regulators on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, approved a price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to …
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Triage and Food StampsNew York TimesBut to gain a real understanding of people's lives in places like rural Georgia, we need to ask why people might trade food stamps for cash or buy gasoline with them. In my career in social services, I came across many people in such areas …
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Santa's sleigh didn't make it in time for Christmas for some this year because of shipping problems at UPS and FedEx. More: continued here
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Read More »With 900000 Vets on Food Stamps, Obama Cuts Military Benefits – FrontPage Magazine
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Read More »Problems at UPS, FedEx delay Christmas deliveries
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Read More »The price of stamps is going up again – WIS
The price of stamps is going up againWISA panel that oversees the U.S. postal service has approved a hike to 49 cents, from the current price of 46 cents. The hike includes a 1 cent increase to keep pace with inflation. The additional 2 cents are intended to be temporary, …
Read More »UPS, FedEx draw fire after Christmas delivery problems
The Grinch has company.Thousands of Americans awoke to find that special something missing from beneath the Christmas tree Wednesday, a day after UPS acknowledged getting swamped by the seasonal cheer and failing to deliver orders in time. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail joins stock market’s list of the elite – The Courier
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