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Food stamps promote national defenseWatertownDailyTimes.comI am responding to the article in the Times on June 24, “Food stamp program must be saved.” Whenever the farm bill is mentioned, some major issues that agriculture in this country influences are either ignored or maybe not even realized. Agricultural … More: continued here

Standard Speaker Long-awaited coal miner stamp due in AugustStandard SpeakerU.S. POSTAL SERVICE The coal miner stamp is one of 12 Forever stamps, inset, in the "Made in America: Building a Nation" series due for sale in August. The issuance of a postage stamp has brought elation and happiness to a …

The Daily Item: Locals react to plans for West Lynn post officeDaily ItemLYNN — A plan by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to relocate the West Lynn post office is being met with mixed reviews. "I'm not concerned because if they do they will be staying in the area," said …

The New Indian Express Post offices in capital running out of stampsThe New Indian ExpressDespite attempts to sort out the crisis by the Department of Posts, a shortage of stamps that are much in demand has been felt across the post offices here for the last few months. Now, the …

LYNN — A plan by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to relocate the West Lynn post office is being met with mixed reviews. More: continued here

Food stamp program needs serious review, reformIowa City Press CitizenYou can apply for food stamps at the state level of government. In Iowa, your application would go through the U.S. Department of Agriculture office in Des Moines. If eligible, your food benefits are provided on an electronic benefit transfer card …

My Turn: No good reason to cut food stamp programConcord MonitorPresently at issue before Congress is the fate of the federal food stamp program, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. Both branches of Congress have been addressing food stamps in the context of the farm bill. …

The Guardian Royal Mail pay rise rejected by CWUBBC NewsThe union that represents postal workers has rejected a proposed 8.6% pay increase from Royal Mail, amid privatisation plans. Royal Mail has offered 125,000 workers the three-year pay rise, as well as bonuses and other changes to conditions. But the …Royal Mail …

Happy 50th to Mr . ZIP of post office fameNashua TelegraphMr. ZIP's name is the acronym for Zoning Improvement Plan, the early 1960s initiative that the Postal Service – then called the Post Office Department – unveiled on July 1, 1963, as the less bureaucratic sounding ZIP code. As colleague …

Most kids I knew didn’t worry a lot about weirdo strangers bothering us in an early 1960s version of Nashua, especially if we stayed clear of certain neighborhoods our parents liked to call “rough” or “not very nice” without further explanation. The safest of all adults – or so we …