State Puts Huge, Used Morgue Fridge Up for Sale on eBayNBC New YorkNew York's Office of General Services has turned to eBay in an attempt to sell off a huge, steel morgue refrigerator now located at a Manhattan psychiatric hospital. Bidding on Saturday morning was up to $355 for the four-drawer unit; 12 people had…
Suspicious Package Found at Ontario Post OfficeRochester YNNThe post office in Ontario Wayne County closed around 12 p.m. Saturday after a suspicious package with white powder and no labels was found. The post office was closed for a few hours, but after testing was done, authorities found nothing dangerous. More: continued here
The Week Magazine Krugman: Expanding food stamps can help spur economyHouston ChronicleEvery once in a while, however, politicians do something so wrong, substantively and morally, that cynicism just won't cut it; it's time to get really angry instead. So it is with the ugly, destructive war against food stamps. The food stamp program …Should criminals…
Quirky Kurbwatt electric postal van from 1980s surfaces on eBayAutoblog (blog)Here's a tough sell on eBay: an old electric postal delivery van that only gets eight miles of range. It could go up to 40 miles on a charge, but that would cost about $1,600 for a new battery on top of the $2,400 asking…
Royal Mail and Post Office to launch click & collect networkThe GrocerAround 10,500 post offices across the UK will take part and Royal Mail and the Post Office hope to extend the service to smaller retailers by 2014. To make it easier for shoppers to pick up their order, over 4,000 of the post offices…
Are Natural Gas and the Post Office Perfect for Each Other?Motley FoolThe Oklahoman reported last week about a movement out of Oklahoma City to get the United States Postal Service to switch from gasoline and diesel to natural-gas-powered vehicles. Natural gas is cheaper than either of those two fuels right now, which …and more » More:…
What would happen if the USPS switched to natural gas vehicles? More: continued here
Now Kelly Ayotte wants to cut food stampsSeacoastonline.comSen. Ayotte is again voting with her political future rather than with the wisdom of her colleagues and constituents. No background checks (except if you buy a gun at a store) for online and gun-show purchases. Big oil subsidies shall continue. Her … More: continued here
India Today Andhra Pradesh's first all-women post office comes up in VizagDeccan ChronicleVisakhapatnam: The first all-women post office (Mahila Dak Ghar) in Andhra Pradesh has come up in this port city. The post office in MVP Colony area was on Saturday inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology …Post offices set…
New York's Office of General Services has turned to eBay in an attempt to sell off a huge, steel morgue refrigerator now located at a Manhattan psychiatric hospital. More: continued here