Hot times at downtown Waco post officeWaco Tribune-HeraldWith temperatures soaring into the 100s this week, the heat was more than two aging air-conditioning units on the roof of the Clay Avenue post office could bear. Customers in line fanned themselves and postal employees aimed small fans at their work … More: continued here
New York Daily News 'I'm not a homophobe': Alec Baldwin goes on defensive after Twitter rantNew York Daily NewsHilaria took to Twitter to defend herself after her husband's meltdown, deriding Stark's “poor journalism” and retweeting a link to an article that suggested he read Twitter's time stamps wrong. Stark, based on the West Coast, saw…
Bethesda Now White Flint's Technically Kensington Post Office In Need Of New LocationBethesda NowWhite Flint Mall (file photo) United States Postal Service officials will come to White Flint/North Bethesda on July 10 to discuss finding a new location for the White Flint Mall post office, which according to the agency is technically in Kensington.and more »…
The theme for the season opener will be “Let’s Do Whatever It Takes to Support Southern Alberta”. More: continued here
Post office woes spreadCapital PressThe Capital Press is printed in Portland and, until recently, trucked 50 miles to the Salem post office for delivery to readers in the Willamette Valley. During a recent week, the Salem post office refused to take the newspapers, forcing us to truck … More: continued here
Airline satisfaction is below post officeMilwaukee Journal SentinelFliers are slightly more satisfied with the service offered by U.S. airlines than they were last year. But with the airline industry ranked below the U.S. Postal Service for customer satisfaction, it still has a way to go. The findings come from an …and more » More: continued here
Yahoo! Finance (blog) Food stamps a lifeline – but some abuse safety netKTVZSalem police busted Holver Paniagua-Millan, a produce stand owner, for buying food stamps at 50 cents on the dollar and using them to stock his shelves. They say he was bilking the system for $10,000 a month and have since made eight arrests…
New York Post Sick : James Gandolfini funeral programs on eBay for $1000Entertainment WeeklyEven Tony Soprano would find this distasteful. Opportunistic vendors are selling programs to James Gandolfini's funeral on eBay (image below). The 16-page black-and-white hand-outs from the service for the The Sopranos' star are cheerfully described as …Heartless ' fans ' sell Gandolfini…
The Santa Monica Conservancy will hold a rally at 11 am this Saturday to show their support for preservation of the city’s downtown Post Office, which will close at noon this Saturday for the last time. The U.S. Postal Service is relocating the branch at 1248 5th Street to 1653 7th Street so the property…
Splitting Farm Aid From Food Stamps Eyed By US House LeadersBusinessweekRepublican leaders in the U.S. House are exploring divorcing farm subsidies from food stamps to revive an agriculture bill, breaking up a political alliance that for decades expanded spending on farmers and hungry families. Majority Leader Eric Cantor, … More: continued here