Delivering a gift to the post office

From left, Karen Feingold, Britta Lerner and Pat Glass, president of the Weston Garden Club, planted a garden at the base of the flagpole outside the Weston post office in honor of the late Gaspar Veloso, a longtime postal worker who was renowned for the flowers that grew outside the …

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Food stamp fraud raising concerns in gov’t offices – LubbockOnline.com

Boston.com Food stamp fraud raising concerns in gov't officesLubbockOnline.comAn electronic benefit transfer card that food stamp recipients use to purchase food is seen at the Sacramento County Economic Development Department in Sacramento, Calif. Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by …Food stamp fraud costs …

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Make bee-line for stamps – Isle of Man Today

Isle of Man Today Make bee-line for stampsIsle of Man TodayTHE Isle of Man Post Office will be issuing new bee fauna stamps in August. These images are so life-like you can almost smell the honey – as the issue is being printed on scented paper! Apart from the honeybee, …

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Royal Mail beats delivery targets – Filey Today

expressandstar.com Royal Mail beats delivery targetsFiley TodayRoyal Mail has delivered its best quarterly targets for first and second class post for almost two years, with 95% of first class letters delivered the next day in Carlisle and Halifax. In the three months to March, 93.4% of first class mail was …

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The sales pitch just got bigger – Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney Morning Herald The sales pitch just got biggerSydney Morning HeraldHow it works Bidding on houses online is not a new concept – eBay and other sites have been doing it for some time. But unlike when using Auctionworks, their real-estate auctions do not result in legally binding offers to …

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Symbolic stamp would support veterans – Sacramento Bee

Symbolic stamp would support veteransSacramento BeeAs Memorial Day approaches, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has sought to fire up that patriotic spirit with the Victory for Veterans Stamp Act. The act would provide for the sale of a 21-cent stamp to generate money for veterans programs, … More: continued here

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Finding serenity in stamps – Ottawa Citizen

Finding serenity in stampsOttawa CitizenOr to be more specific, with stamp collecting. “Calm, clear, untroubled,” from the Latin, “serenus,” which means just the same — this is what a dictionary can tell us about serenity. We anglophonic types seldom use the word, even of the weather. More: continued here

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WCAX Poll: Vermonters support saving post offices – WCAX

WCAX Poll: Vermonters support saving post officesWCAXBy WCAX News – bio | email Vermonters support giving federal subsidies to the United States Post Office to keep local post offices open. But but they are not ok with giving federal tax dollars to continue Saturday delivery. That's according to a poll …

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