TIME US Stamp Prices to Increase by 1 CentTIMEWith less than two months left until 2013, people are probably starting to consider their New Year's resolutions: giving up smoking, going on a diet, spending less money or more time with their families. A lot of these will fall by the …
Read More »Scores of Ozarks Post Offices, Mostly in Rural Areas, Prepare for Reduction of … – KSMU Radio
Scores of Ozarks Post Offices, Mostly in Rural Areas, Prepare for Reduction of …KSMU RadioReporter Standup: “Right now, I'm standing outside the front door of the tiny post office in Pomona, Missouri. It's a very small, white plaster concrete building with a flagpole to the side. Pomona is in a …
Read More »He’s got no excuses for delivering the letters late! Race walker who … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail He's got no excuses for delivering the letters late! Race walker who …Daily MailFormer Olympic athlete Chris Maddocks has been called the fastest postman in the UK. But Chris has now turned his quick feet to a different career, as a Royal Mail postman. Chris, of Tiverton, Devon, …
Read More »MP calls on Ofcom to probe Shrewsbury sorting office closure plan – shropshirestar.com
MP calls on Ofcom to probe Shrewsbury sorting office closure planshropshirestar.comShrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski has written to the Royal Mail's regulator, Ofcom, to ask it to investigate plans to shut Shrewsbury's sorting office in 2014. Royal Mail says the closure of the centre in Castlefields is necessary due to a …
Read More »Probation for Woman Sentenced for $1.6M Food Stamp Fraud – NBC Connecticut
CBS Local Probation for Woman Sentenced for $1.6M Food Stamp FraudNBC ConnecticutA Wethersfield woman has been sentenced to three years of probation for her role in a $1.6 million food stamp fraud scheme. Lillian Adames, 46, pleaded guilty in September to food stamp fraud and was sentenced in U.S. District …
Read More »Online sellers rail at GST push – The Australian
Online sellers rail at GST pushThe AustralianAUSTRALIA'S top online sellers association has accused supporters of a plan to dramatically cut the GST-free threshold on imported retail goods of hypocrisy for targeting them over giants such as eBay and Google. Phil Leahy, founder of the Australian …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Powell: ‘Food stamps and stuff’ can control many votes – New Canaan Advertiser
Powell: 'Food stamps and stuff' can control many votesNew Canaan AdvertiserStrange as it seems, this year's U.S. Senate campaign of wrestling zillionaire Linda McMahon may have been briefly trumped for cynicism if not for unscrupulousness. The cynicism and unscrupulousness of the McMahon campaign reached its height on … More: continued …
Read More »Barrow: Your views sought on post office move
A POST office could be moved to create a “modern open-plan” branch that will remain open for an extra 47 hours a week. More: continued here
Read More »Joy as post offices keep car tax trade – Blackpool Gazette
Blackpool Gazette Joy as post offices keep car tax tradeBlackpool GazetteThe Post Office announced this week UK motorists will continue to be able to buy tax discs and apply for driving licences from it after winning the Government's DVLA contract. The £450m contract will run for another seven years, keeping …
Read More »India, Israel joint stamps on festivals of lights released
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Marking 20 years of bilateral ties, India and Israel Monday jointly released postage stamps that celebrate the two festival of lights − Diwali and the Jewish festival Hanukkah − commemorating the triumph of good over evil and justice over injustice. More: continued here
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