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 …
Read More »Post Office Pays Out Employees – Daily Beast
msnbc.com Post Office Pays Out EmployeesDaily BeastThe United States Postal Service announced on Friday it will be offering $15000 buyouts to 45000 staff in an attempt to lower operating costs. During a time when 60 percent of Americans pay their bills online, the postal service plays to cut 229 mail …
Read More »Strike action cripples Post Office – BusinessLIVE
BusinessLIVE Strike action cripples Post OfficeBusinessLIVEThe South African Post Office has had mail piling up to the roof and post offices vandalised in Johannesburg for the past four months. But it is still reluctant to provide temporary employees with permanent contracts – despite many of them having … More: continued …
Read More »Food Stamps Traded for Drugs and Cash, Welcome Crackdown Coming – Miami New Times (blog)
Miami New Times (blog) Food Stamps Traded for Drugs and Cash, Welcome Crackdown ComingMiami New Times (blog)By Ily Goyanes Fri., May 25 2012 at 1:38 PM Florida is notorious for Medicare fraud, and we also have more than our fair share of food stamp fraud. At least Miami residents can …
Read More »ebay Saturday: A Vintage Look of Greenwich Harbor – Patch.com
ebay Saturday: A Vintage Look of Greenwich HarborPatch.comEach week, we'll search the term "Greenwich, CT" on the popular auction site eBay and see what pops up, and post it for Patch readers to see (and perhaps bid on). Maybe you have a Greenwich-related item — a postcard, a milk bottle …
Read More »Sustainable Stamps Promote Fuel Conservation – AZoCleantech
al.com Sustainable Stamps Promote Fuel ConservationAZoCleantechSummer driving season is approaching and the Maintain Tire Pressure postage stamp helps remind motorists that proper tire pressure can help improve gas mileage. It's one of the 16 Go Green Forever stamps issued by USPS. Postal Service Helps Motorists …Huntsville stamp show will feature …
Read More »PC stamps out street drinking in Stoke – This is Staffordshire
PC stamps out street drinking in StokeThis is StaffordshireSTREET drinking has almost been wiped out in a town centre thanks to the hard work of a police officer. Since moving to Stoke Police Station, PC James McMillan has worked tirelessly to enforce an alcohol restriction zone in the town and …
Read More »The Post commented I'll run post office free of charge – Clifton shopkeeper
A CLIFTON shopkeeper has made an offer to reopen his post office and run it free of charge. More: continued here
Read More »Seawall construction under way
Work is under way behind the Beloit Post Office on a new section of the River Bend Shoreline Stabilization project. The flood of 2008 brought federal emergency money to Beloit for help with such projects. More: continued here
Read More »US postage stamps honor legendary Hollywood directors
Marilyn Monroe strums a ukulele from 1959's Some Like It Hot on a new Billy Wilder stamp and Humphrey Bogart holds a Maltese Falcon statue from the 1941 film adaptation of the novel on the stamp commemorating director John Huston. More: continued here
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