Aripeka post office set to reopen
Residents say the postal service has listened to residents' concerns and will reopen Aripeka's post office. More: continued here
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Portlanders Kicked, Arrested for Protesting Post Office Privatization – Labor Notes
Portlanders Kicked, Arrested for Protesting Post Office PrivatizationLabor NotesRetired state worker Jack Herbert was among seven activists arrested at Portland, Oregon's main post office Tuesday. The "postal protectors," armed only with more than a thousand petition signatures, were attempting to negotiate a meeting to discuss an … More: continued here
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47M Americans hit by food stamp cuts starting today – USA TODAY
Washington Post (blog) 47M Americans hit by food stamp cuts starting todayUSA TODAYFood stamp benefits will be cut to more than 47 million Americans starting Friday as a temporary boost to the federal program comes to an end without a new budget from a deadlocked Congress to replace it. Under the program, known formally as…
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Santa Claus, Ind., post office releases special holiday postmark for Christmas season
The post office in the Spencer County, Ind., town that bears the name of Christmas’ famous gift giver on Friday unveiled this year’s custom postmark that will be available for letters and cards. More: continued here
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Post Office strike off amid talks
A planned one-day strike on Monday over jobs and pay by staff working at larger Post Office branches is called off. More: continued here
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Families receive 5 percent less in food stamps
Reductions are a result of the expiration of a provision in 2009 stimulus legislation. More: continued here
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Food stamps: why cuts affecting 48 million Americans begin Friday
Food stamps cuts on Friday amount to $5 billion, and additional cuts could occur via a farm bill. More Americans are on food stamps than at almost any other point in the past decade. More: continued here
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What $36 means to a family on food stamps
Starting today, families who depend on food stamps will see their benefits cut as $5 billion in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) expires. And those aren't even the only cuts coming to SNAP. Eventually, Congress will pass a new farm bill with revised SNAP spending. So, what does $5 billion mean for…
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Millions Face Cuts to Food Stamps
Today begins a $5 billion reduction in federal benefits, but Congress's slashing isn't close to done yet More: continued here
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West Point gets village post office
Residents here are getting their very own post office, albeit a smaller, informal one, with Willingham General Store owner Wayne Willingham playing the role of “postmaster.” More: continued here