Chicago Post Office offers holiday shipping tipsWANDCHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago Post Office is offering tips to ensure gifts and greetings arrive on time this year. The U.S. Postal Service has seen a double-digit increase in package shipments already this holiday season. So postal officials say the …and more » More: continued here
Telegraph consumer champion Jessica Gorst-Williams is here to help. More: continued here
NJ.com (blog) Cory Booker's food stamps distract from reality: OpinionNJ.com (blog)Rather than pretending to live on food stamps for a week, shouldn't Mayor Cory Booker be taking a hard-line stance against Wal-Mart, which is trying to open a store in the heart of Newark? Wal-Mart is the No. 1 driver behind the growing use of…
This is Kent Faversham couple put stamp on new craft shopThis is KentThe husband-and-wife team, of Edith Road, Faversham, have taken over the former Picklebury Papercrafts premises in Sheldwich and run it alongside their Artistic Stamper internet company, which sells rubber stamps. . MAKING HER MARK: The Artistic …and more » More: continued here
Not News: Food Stamp Participation Jumped by Over 600000 in September …NewsBusters (blog)The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its latest report on food stamp program participation through September today. I received the email alerting me to the release at 5:17 p.m., so it seems reasonable to believe that USDA and the Barack Obama … More:…
Royal Mail plans to cut by more than half the maximum amount of compensation that customers can get for damaged or lost post, just months after raising the price of stamps. More: continued here
Forfar Dispatch Boost for Royal Mail posties in KirrieForfar DispatchBrian Boyd said: “Christmas is the busiest time of year for Royal Mail. Our people really do pull out all the stops throughout the year to ensure mail is delivered quickly, but even more so over the busy festive period. We are grateful that Mr Weir…
Alaska Dispatch Duck stamp proposal exempting Alaska Natives takes wingAlaska DispatchA bipartisan group of U.S. senators is supporting legislation containing a measure that would increase the cost of duck stamps for all migratory waterfowl hunters except Alaska Native subsistence hunters, who wouldn't have to buy a stamp. That's the … More: continued here
Baseball Nation eBay Item of the Day: Yankee Christmas GreetingsBaseball NationeBay Item of the Day: Yankee Christmas Greetings. By Jim Baker on Dec 8, 12:44a +. You don't see a whole lot of baseball team Christmas cards for sale. This Yankee installment from the '90s is one of the very few. Of course, every day…
Boost for Royal Mail posties in KirrieKirriemuir HeraldBrian Boyd said: “Christmas is the busiest time of year for Royal Mail. Our people really do pull out all the stops throughout the year to ensure mail is delivered quickly, but even more so over the busy festive period. We are grateful that Mr Weir and ……