McCaskill touts fight to save rural post offices at SEMO Port stopSoutheast MissourianU.S. Sen Claire McCaskill pledged to continue "rattling some cages" in Washington D.C. in her fight to save rural post offices during a Southeast Missouri stop Friday at the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority. McCaskill has been touring the … More: continued here
On the trailMilwaukee Journal SentinelWinners in the design contests for the 2013 Wisconsin turkey, pheasant and waterfowl stamps were selected Aug. 25 in Baraboo. Craig Fairbert of Ladysmith won the turkey stamp competition with a painting of a gobbler about to leave the roost. Fairbert … More: continued here
Chicago Tribune Safety concerns at old post office addressed, but development remains stalledChicago TribuneBill Davies, the eccentric Monaco-based owner of Chicago's old post office, wants to turn the hulking mass that straddles Congress Parkway into a mecca of shopping, office space, residences, etc. But the building sits rotting and untouched because … More: continued here
Daily Mail Baker claims Great Britain's first equestrian gold in individual dressageDaily Mail'This is just the most incredible feeling in the world and I get a post box and stamps now,' said Baker, referring to Royal Mail's commitment to provide all ParalympicsGB gold medallists with the same accolades as their TeamGB counterparts. 'This means …and…
Forum: Reform food stamp programPeoria Journal StarI am one of the millions of seniors who still work. I lost my husband in 2007, thus cutting my monthly income, so I work to help supplement. There are jobs out there if you really want to work. I'm a cashier in Galesburg. A large apartment complex is…
BBC News Royal Mail made a considerable windfall last year flogging off valuable items …Express.co.ukThese are opened by staff and items of value are held for four months before being sold at Surrey-based Wellers Auction House, with all the profits going to the Royal Mail. In the past financial year it shredded more than 21…
24 Hours Vancouver Stamps and fans can expect the unexpected in always entertaining Labour Day …Calgary Herald“And that one (in 2003) when (then-Stamps defensive co-ordinator Jim) Daley was over there (by the Eskimos' sideline) trying to peacekeep, when the official (Brent Buchko) got knocked out cold (after being clubbed with a helmet swung by Esks…
Guest Column: The truth to what ails the US post officeRockford Register StarBack in early January there was a town hall meeting on the potential closing of the postal facility on Harrison Avenue. I was appalled by the seeming lack of respect the hosts had for the intelligence of the citizens in attendance and the…
Sale of the downtown Reno Post Office was delayed a bit because of environmental concerns. / RGJ file The sale of the downtown post office to a Reno company officially closed on Friday, said Bernie Carter, one of the developers behind the project. More: continued here
See Washington from Old Post Office towerMinneapolis Star TribuneThe tower of the Old Post Office Pavilion, at 1100 Pennsylvania Av. NW., down the street from the Capitol. From the observation tower, 270 feet above the street, there are clear views of everything, from the National Cathedral to Arlington National … More: continued here