Future of post office up in the air
Residents are not happy that the New Canaan post office will be leaving its present location in January of 2014 for an undetermined new space. Photo: Tyler Woods More: continued here
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Postal workers take their campaign to save Royal Mail the streets – Swindon Advertiser
Swindon Advertiser Postal workers take their campaign to save Royal Mail the streetsSwindon AdvertiserPOSTAL workers will make a stand in the town centre on Saturday as their fight to stop the Royal Mail's privatisation invites the public to press their MPs. Staff at Royal Mail House in Rowland Hill Close, Dorcan, will be handing out…
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Israeli gas masks are the latest craze on eBay – Jerusalem Post
Israeli gas masks are the latest craze on eBayJerusalem PostEnterprising online auctioneers are cashing in on a new craze – buying and selling Israeli gas masks on eBay has soared in recent days as a military strike on Syria by the US and its allies becomes ever more likely. Some of those available are older…
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Economix Blog: Behind the Big Increase in Food Stamps
Changes in rules and eligibility have contributed to very large increases in the cost of the food stamps program, SNAP, an economist writes. More: continued here
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Boasting nostalgic letter from Whitey Bulger up for auction on eBay – IrishCentral
IrishCentral Boasting nostalgic letter from Whitey Bulger up for auction on eBayIrishCentralAnother of Whitey Bulger's prison letters is up for auction on eBay by his pen pal. In the recent letter Bulger reflects on his time in Alcatraz and decides what he would like for his last meal. As of Tuesday, only one eBay bidder…
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Holocaust stamps top 3 million at FRCS
When 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. More: continued here
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Donald W. Torrey: Some questions for the Post Office to answer – GazetteNET
Donald W. Torrey: Some questions for the Post Office to answerGazetteNETThe other day I was at the Post Office and took a couple of their “free” pack and mail boxes. I wasn't sure which one I needed. The larger one was the best fit, I put what I wanted to ship in it and brought…
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Labour Party protests in Dursley against Royal Mail privatisation
MEMBERS of Cam, Dursley and Berkeley Labour Party have been out in Dursley encouraging people to write to Stroud District’s MP urging him not to back the privatisation of Royal Mail. More: continued here
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Labour Party protests in Dursley against Royal Mail privatisation – South Cotswolds Gazette
Labour Party protests in Dursley against Royal Mail privatisationSouth Cotswolds GazetteMEMBERS of Cam, Dursley and Berkeley Labour Party have been out in Dursley encouraging people to write to Stroud District's MP urging him not to back the privatisation of Royal Mail. Canvassers were on Parsonage Street on Saturday, August 17 handing … More: continued here
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Preservation covenant in place for shuttered post office – Santa Monica Daily Press
Preservation covenant in place for shuttered post officeSanta Monica Daily PressCITY HALL — Thanks to a preservation covenant approved by the City Council Tuesday, the historical elements of the closed post office at Fifth Street and Arizona Avenue will remain intact. The council voted 5-1 to approve the covenant, with Mayor Pam …City Council Approves Preservation…