Post office task force pushes for quick legislative assistanceLa Jolla Lightave the La Jolla Post Office Task Force members discussed asking legislators to insert an amendment into a postal reform bill currently before the US House of Representatives that would help save the Wall Street post office. By Pat Sherman …
Read More »Cuomo Ends Fingerprinting Requirement For Food Stamps
Applying for food stamps in New York City is about to get a whole lot easier. Today Governor Cuomo announced he would end a finger imaging requirement for people applying for the Food Stamp Program in New York City. The proposal was filed today just five months after Governor Cuomo …
Read More »Olympic Games 'will delay post'
Postal deliveries will be affected by the extra congestion generated by the Olympic Games, says Royal Mail. More: continued here
Read More »Residents push to keep post offices open
People's changing communication habits have been more of a threat to the U.S. Postal Service than snow, rain, heat or gloom of night ever were. But that doesn't mean people don't want their local post office anymore. More: continued here
Read More »London 2012 Olympics: Games will cause one-day delay for parcels and cost £1 extra
The Royal Mail have revealed today that extra congestion caused by the games will cause some post to be delivered later than usual. And a £1 charge will also be introduced by Parcelforce for delivering to parts of London affected by the Games and Paralympics this summer. More: continued here
Read More »Mario Batali a hungry chef on food stamp challenge – KUSI
Mario Batali a hungry chef on food stamp challengeKUSIThe chef, his wife and their two teenage sons are eating for a week on the equivalent of a food stamp budget in protest of potential cuts pending in Congress to the benefit program used by more than 46 million Americans. That's …
Read More »Post office to begin closing mail processing centers this summer, saying it … – Newser
Post office to begin closing mail processing centers this summer, saying it …NewserStavish works Saturdays at the Hope Post Office, and says if the US Postal Service follows through… (Associated Press) In this photo taken May 15, 2012, in Hope, Alaska, Linda Graham, the postmaster in Hope, discusses the US …
Read More »Emerald Downs: Outa Crown's speed stamps him dangerous despite class level
AUBURN, Wash. – Outa Crown, inexorably climbing the class ladder, will be the horse to beat Saturday in the feature race at Emerald Downs. One of nine races on a card beginning at 2 p.m. Pacific, the feature complements a full simulcast menu capped by the Preakness from Pimlico at …
Read More »Post Office Moving Ahead With Closures
Washington, D.C. – Postal system released list of facilities it wants to consolidate. More: continued here
Read More »Local Post Office Processing Centers to Close
Lynchburg, VA – The U.S. Postal Service says it will move ahead with plans to close dozens of mail processing centers. More: continued here
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