The Nation. (blog) Post Office Had $1.9 Billion Second Quarter LossMemphis Daily NewsOver the past six months, the Postal Service has shed about 31,000 full-time employees, consolidated 61 processing facilities, eliminated 350 delivery routes and reduced work hours in 5,000 offices. It now has the lowest number of full-time employees …
Read More »Lucas Johnny a collector as rare as his stamps from pen pal days
MIRI: It was the trend of pen pal letter-writing in yesteryears that gave local antique collector Lucas Johnny […] More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail could be sold to foreign buyer – report – Reuters
The Guardian Royal Mail could be sold to foreign buyer – reportReutersLONDON May 12 (Reuters) – Britain's Royal Mail could fall into foreign hands if trade unions continue to fight plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the London Stock Exchange, Britain's Observer newspaper reported. In …
Read More »Food Stamps – They’re Not Just For Porn Anymore – National Review Online
Food Stamps – They're Not Just For Porn AnymoreNational Review OnlineA mountain of new welfare records shows numerous EBT card cash withdrawals made by the Tsarnaev family, but so far there is no information about how terrorist Tamerlan Tsarnaev and others may have spent the money. The EBT receipts were …
Read More »E.G. post office could be moving – Providence Eyewitness News
E.G. post office could be movingProvidence Eyewitness NewsEAST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service wants to move its retail counter in East Greenwich to a new, smaller space and move delivery operations to North Kingstown. It's going to present a proposal during an East Greenwich Town Council on …
Read More »Royal Mail could be sold to foreign buyer – report
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's Royal Mail could fall into foreign hands if trade unions continue to fight plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the London Stock Exchange, Britain's … More: continued here
Read More »Sheriff’s boat returns to eBay – Houma Courier (blog)
Sheriff's boat returns to eBayHouma Courier (blog)Larpenter has said his office has no use for the luxury fishing boat, and it's too expensive to maintain. The office has never received any bids on past eBay auctions, Larpenter said. If it doesn't sell, he will try to sell it in a …
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The U.S. Postal Service wants to move its retail counter in East Greenwich to a new, smaller space and move delivery operations to North Kingstown. More: continued here
Read More »EG post office could be moving – MyFOX Providence WNAC
EG post office could be movingMyFOX Providence WNACEAST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service wants to move its retail counter in East Greenwich to a new, smaller space and move delivery operations to North Kingstown. It's going to present a proposal during an East Greenwich Town Council on …
Read More »Post office looking at new digs – Hometownlife.com
Post office looking at new digsHometownlife.comA letter posted at the station, which dates from the 1930s, said U.S.P.S. has picked the building at 885 Penniman as a site for a downsized post office. That's the vacant former convenience store, with a small parking lot, at Penniman and Harvey, a few …
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