Man Denied Food Stamps Threatens Violence To State WorkersDallas Observer (blog)Despite what you might think, the Texas government doesn't just hand out food stamps to whoever holds out a hand. They're actually debit cards, not stamps, and they come with very strict guidelines. You have to live in Texas, for one, and make less ……
Food stamps and Fanta shouldn't mixLos Angeles TimesTo those who don't much care for Mitt Romney (and perhaps for those who can't decide), his railing about the 47% who don't pay taxes blah blah blah clinches it: The guy just doesn't get it. But there are plenty of folks out there who applaud what ……
India Today Google, Amazon, eBay, Facebook Among Those Forming New Lobbying GroupNPR (blog)The Washington Post reports that Google, Amazon, eBay, Facebook and 10 other Web companies formed the Internet Association to counter any efforts to issue new rules for their industry. The Post adds: "The trade association, the first for the Web …Google, Facebook, Yahoo,…
STAMPS which were collected over a period of more than 50 years have been stolen from a collector. More: continued here
Post Office van held up and security officer robbed at gunpointstv.tvA Post Office van has been held up in an armed robbery in Glasgow. The security officer driving the vehicle was delivering cash to a Royal Mail branch on Balmore Road at around noon on Wednesday when he was approached by a man. The robber…
Postal Service Teams Up With Red Cross, Salvation Army to Help Duluth …Patch.comThe Richfield Post Office, along with all post office locations within zip codes beginning in "554," are collecting basic hygience products through Nov. 1. Many Duluth area residents have been displaced and are now facing homelessness, according to …and more » More: continued here
Entity owned by eBay founder Omidyar plans new resort on KauaiBizjournals.com (blog)Ohana Hanalei LLC, an entity owned by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar that purchased 122 acres of mostly resort-zone property above Hanalei on Kauai nearly five years ago, has proposed building an 86-room luxury bungalow-style resort adjacent to the St. More: continued here
Delay in permits down to Royal MailThis is SomersetAn investigation by Royal Mail into an error that has led to dozens of residents' parking permit applications being delayed has been welcomed by Somerset County Council. Cabinet Member for Highways Harvey Siggs said: "I am pleased that Royal Mail has …and more » More: continued here
Stamps, as we know them today, have been around since the first paper stamp with an adhesive back was created in the United Kingdom in 1840. Before that, stamps were printed on a piece of mail via a hand-stamp made out of wood or cork after being pressed into ink. The stamps on display at…
As a retired postmaster from Mathews, I am really concerned for the future of our community post offices. I enjoyed every day in my office and was blessed to have employees and customers to be literally a part of my extended family. But changes have come to your community. More: continued here