DRESDEN, Tenn. – A loud crack of thunder and a flash of lightning during a Thursday afternoon storm shook up Dresden and hit the city's post office. "When I got here, it looked like a bomb had went off," said postmaster Joseph McCroskey. "There were bricks laying all over the parking lot." More: continued here
Bay News 9 Post office shutdown in Aripeka leaves residents with few optionsBay News 9More than 100 people living in Aripeka say they no longer have local mail service. The post office located on Aripeka Road provided free P.O. Boxes for residents that do no have home mail delivery service. A post office shutdown means…
The on-campus post office at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will close this semester, end More: continued here
Raleigh tattoo parlor accepts food stamps as payment – WNCN: News, Weather …WNCNThe informant twice sold Tittle food stamps. During two other meetings, the informant received $600 worth of tattoo work in exchange for EBT card benefits. Raleigh police seized evidence while executing a search warrant Thursday. A search warrant shows …and more » More: continued here
Op-Ed: City must be creative in new use for Post OfficeBerkeleysideThe U.S. Postal Service is set to list Berkeley's downtown Post Office for sale. It's a beautiful, landmarked building and the City Council opposes its sale which is understandable, but the city needs a position regarding possible future uses of the … More: continued here
Gotta Be Mobile iPhone 5s Selling for Nearly Twice as Much on eBayGotta Be MobileAs expected, eBayers are posting up “guaranteed” pre-orders of the iPhone 5s. Since Apple isn't actually offering pre-orders for the new flagship device, consumers will have to wait in line in order to grab their own unit. However, some users are…
The Texas Food Bank Network's report used new state and federal data to estimate participation rates in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — also known as food stamps. The Senate Agriculture Committee approved Tuesday its version of a farm bill that trims $4 billion from food stamps, the biggest USDA program, “Our Texas representatives in…
Online e-commerce company eBay has opened a new development centre in Bangalore and plans to hire 1,000 IT professionals by 2016. Of this, 300 IT professionals have already been hired and the rest will be staggered over in the next three years, according to eBay officials. More: continued here
Holocaust stamps top 3 million at FRCSFoxboro ReporterWhen students return to the Foxborough Regional Charter School next Tuesday, there will be a new milestone in the school's well-publicized Holocaust Stamps Project waiting to greet them. Donors and volunteers have been active during the summer, and … More: continued here
The Guardian Royal Mail v Twitter: which one should you sink your savings in?The GuardianChief beneficiaries of share offering: The bankers, lawyers and accountants who could make up to £20m advising on the sale; Royal Mail staff, who will receive shares worth up to £2,000 each (although 96% of staff still oppose the sell-off). Ostensible…