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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 …

A suspicious package found on Friday at the Springfield Post Office on Limestone Street was detonated by a bomb squad. Officers were contacted around noon when post office employees stumbled upon a suspicious package while sorting through mail. The package had been dropped off at the dock of the post …

The old Downtown Post Office has never looked better — inside and out. Built in the early 1920s, we doubt if it ever has looked as good as it does now. More: continued here

Council votes to probe Old Wailuku Post Office demolition fundingMaui NewsThe Maui County Council voted Friday to move forward with a formal investigation into the potential misuse of county funds appropriated for rehabilitation of the Old Wailuku Post Office. After nearly two hours of discussion at the County Council … …

New York Daily News Food stamps recipients told by 311 they will be fingerprinted, more than a …New York Daily NewsFood stamps recipients told by 311 they will be fingerprinted, more than a year after Cuomo banned the practice. The governor said the practice stigmatized food stamp recipients and discouraged …

Stella stamping across Canada in latest journey – Popular book character …PR Newswire (press release)OTTAWA, July 5, 2013 /CNW/ – Stella, one of the country's most popular children's characters, is always up for a new adventure. Her latest journey begins today as Canada Post celebrates children's literature with two new …

The Dayton Bomb Squad detonated a suspicious package addressed to the Springfield Police Department behind the Springfield post office this afternoon. It was discovered to contain drug paraphernalia and police said they suspect a Good Samaritan was attempting to turn over the illicit items to the police. The package was …