Ode to a small town post officePittsburgh Post GazettePriscilla Byzon, the officer in charge of the Coulters Post Office, hands mail to town resident Ken Logston today. Priscilla Byzon is the Coulters Post Office's only full-time employee. The branch would see its hours reduced from eight hours a day to …
Read More »Rural post offices to stay open
Walton residents can breathe a bit easier — after an announcement Wednesday, the post office in the small town is safe. The post office won’t be open as much, going from eight hours a day, weekdays, to four hours each day. More: continued here
Read More »State limits distribution of cigarette tax stamps – Kankakee Daily Journal
State limits distribution of cigarette tax stampsKankakee Daily JournalSPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Revenue is limiting distributors of cigarette tax stamps to their usual supplies, while the legislature and Gov. Pat Quinn debate whether to add an additional dollar to the state portion of the taxes.and more » More: continued …
Read More »Post office Stamps Out Hunger – Stuttgart Daily Leader
Post office Stamps Out HungerStuttgart Daily LeaderThe Stuttgart post office will collect food for the food bank during its annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive on Saturday. By Bill Shrum On Saturday, communities across Arkansas and the United States will be asked to join the United States Postal Service …and …
Read More »U.S. House Votes to Cut Food Stamps to Avoid Defense Reductions – San Francisco Chronicle
U.S. House Votes to Cut Food Stamps to Avoid Defense ReductionsSan Francisco ChronicleMay 10 (Bloomberg) — The US House voted to cut food stamps, federal workers' benefits and other domestic programs to avoid scheduled reductions in defense spending. The chamber today passed, 218-199, a plan to cut about $310 billion …
Read More »Post office loses even more: $3.2 billion
The U.S. Postal Service said its loss widened to $3.2 billion in the first three months of 2012 and repeated on Thursday its warning that it will likely default on payments to the federal government unless Congress passes legislation offering some relief. More: continued here
Read More »House Votes to Cut Food Stamps to Avoid Defense Reductions – San Francisco Chronicle
House Votes to Cut Food Stamps to Avoid Defense ReductionsSan Francisco ChronicleMay 10 (Bloomberg) — The US House voted to cut food stamps, federal workers' benefits and other domestic programs to avoid scheduled reductions in defense spending. The chamber today passed, 218-199, a plan to cut about $310 billion in …
Read More »Post office, United Way ready for food drive Sat.
KEARNEY — United Way of the Kearney Area is partnering with the U.S. Postal Service for the 20th year of the Stamp Out Hunger food drive. More: continued here
Read More »Remember when people used to talk to each other? iDISORDER: UNDERSTANDING OUR … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Remember when people used to talk to each other? iDISORDER: UNDERSTANDING OUR …Daily MailI'm keeping the Royal Mail going all on my own. I say 'luckily', above, because the rest of you are going mad. I know this because Professor Larry Rosen, Chair of Psychology at California State …
Read More »Largest collection of stamps featuring birds: Daniel Monteiro sets world record – World Records Academy
World Records Academy Largest collection of stamps featuring birds: Daniel Monteiro sets world recordWorld Records AcademyMANGALORE, India — Daniel Monteiro, an Office Assistant at the St. Mary's Syrian (SMS) College at Brahmavar in Udupi district, member of DKPhilatelic and Numismatic Association, Mangalore, has 4911 stamps on birds from 263 countries …
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