Mt. Prospect resident and post office custodian Joe Reising (right) was honored by Elizabeth Wulf, manager of operations, and Steven Wenzel, U.S. Post Office Lakeland district manager, for 45 years of service at the Mt. Prospect Post Office Thursday morning. More: continued here
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THE terrified sub-postmistress who faced two armed robbers, one with a gun the other with an axe, said she felt like a hostage. More: continued here
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For 16-year-old S. Neeraja who accompanied her father to the post office at North Veli Street on Wednesday morning, the idea of sending letters or postcards by post was new. “I have an email addre… More: continued here
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Santa Barbara Edhat Post Office Break-InSanta Barbara EdhatThe Los Olivos Post Office was broken into Wednesday night. U.S. Postal Inspectors and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department are investigating. 50-100 packages and certified letters were opened in a back room that was "ransacked" according to …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Tough choices come with cuts to food stamps – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Tough choices come with cuts to food stampsPittsburgh Post GazetteBut for millions of poor Americans who rely on food stamps, reductions that began this month present awful choices: A gallon of milk for the kids instead of two. No fresh broccoli for dinner or snacks for school. Weeks of grits …
Read More »Local War Hero to be Featured on Booklet of Postal Stamps – WRGB
WRGB Local War Hero to be Featured on Booklet of Postal StampsWRGBSELKIRK – The United States Postal Service will release a commemorative World War II Medal of Honor Stamp on Monday. Featured on the stamp booklet will be Sgt. Frank Currey of Selkirk, New York. Sgt. Currey was awarded the …
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With reduced benefits starting this month, many recipients are buying fewer groceries and planning visits to food pantries to tide them over. More: continued here
Read More »Is This Rainbow Rudolph Shirt Too Gay For eBay? – Huffington Post
Is This Rainbow Rudolph Shirt Too Gay For eBay?Huffington PostA lesbian couple was surprised to learn that eBay had removed their clothing designs depicting cartoon Christmas characters like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The reason? The items had been labeled "gay interest" and allegedly violated the auction …and more » More: continued here
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