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Westminster Post Office to be named for fallen soldier JonesSentinel and EnterpriseWESTMINSTER — Fallen soldier Lt. Ryan Patrick Jones will be honored today by having the Westminster Post Office named after him. The change becomes official at a 2 p.m. ceremony at 6 Nichols St. Jones, a Westminster resident, was …

Congress considers bill to name post office after Marine killed in IraqTallmadge ExpressTallmadge — Congressman Tim Ryan has introduced a bill to redesignate the United States Post Office at 162 Northeast Ave. after a Tallmadge resident who was killed in action in Iraq in 2005. Ryan introduced the bill April …

Telegraph.co.uk Privatised Royal Mail will deliver post more quickly, minister suggestsTelegraph.co.ukMr Fallon told an audience at the Policy Exchange that privatising Britain's national postal operator was “the way to put Royal Mail onto a long-term sustainable basis”. One advantage was privatised postal operators in Germany and Austria had been able …

Commuters should notice some improvement in air quality as they board Metra and Amtrak trains at Union Station. More: continued here

Washington Examiner Online sales tax supporters push back on eBayThe Hill (blog)EBay has tried to rally its users against the bill, sending emails to millions of users last month. The company wants a provision that would exempt businesses with less than $10 million in out-of-state sales, up from the $1 …

Syracuse stores illegally bought food stamps on the cheap, got full payment …Syracuse.com (blog)Syracuse, NY — Three Syracuse stores are accused of pocketing $461,000 in cash by defrauding the federal food stamp program, city police said. The stores would buy food stamps from recipients at less than face value, then …

Feds spend $4 million for food stamps at farmers marketsWashington TimesThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has expanded its food stamp program to farmers markets around the nation, announcing a $4 million grant plan to entice recipients to buy fruits and vegetables. “These grants increase the availability of fresh fruits … …

Federal Court Forces Old Post Office To Turn On Fans To Clean Union Station AirCBS2 ChicagoDick Durbin praised a recent federal court ruling forcing the owners of the Old Post Office above Union Station to turn back on 11 giant fans designed to remove railroad diesel fumes. play pause. Exhaust …

New York Post eBay monitoring listings of Boston Marathon medalsNew York PosteBay says it is monitoring listings to ensure nobody uses the auction website to profit from the Boston Marathon bombings. Jonathan Resnick's medal is for sale on the site and proceeds will go directly to charity. He said he …

Proposed UPS, Teamster contract puts restrictions on popular service with Post…DC VelocityHowever, UPS' processes and technology allow a substantial amount of packages moving under SurePost to be diverted into the UPS system and away from the Post Office. The program, known as "SurePost Redirect," gives UPS the visibility to identify …