Globe and Mail House GOP plan cuts food stamps, health care, other social programs to stave …Washington PostWASHINGTON — Moving to protect the Pentagon, Republicans controlling the House are pressing cuts to food stamps, health care and pensions for federal workers as an alternative to an automatic 10 percent cut …
Read More »House GOP plan cuts food stamps, health care, other social programs to stave off Pentagon cuts
Republicans controlling the House are pressing legislation cutting food stamps, health care and pensions for federal workers as an alternative to an automatic 10 percent cut scheduled to hit the military come January. More: continued here
Read More »Postal Service: Will keep rural post offices open – York News-Times
Postal Service: Will keep rural post offices openYork News-TimesYORK – Residents in Benedict, Gresham, Grafton and Cordova, like others in thousands of rural communities across the nation, might not completely lose their post offices as originally thought. On Wednesday, the financially struggling US Postal Service … More: continued here
Read More »Firm supports William Carlos Williams stamp – NorthJersey.com (press release)
Firm supports William Carlos Williams stampNorthJersey.com (press release)RUTHERFORD — A donation made recently by ERA Justin Realty in Rutherford helped to produce the "William Carlos Williams – Rutherford Stamp Commemorative," which benefitted the Rutherford Public Library. ERA Justin Realty in Rutherford supported the … More: continued here
Read More »Can Etsy make the most of its ‘eBay moment’? – GigaOM
Can Etsy make the most of its 'eBay moment'?GigaOM9, 2012, 8:43pm PT No Comments In 2000, there was eBay's so-called “Million Auction March,” where some influential eBay sellers tried to redirect a million auctions from the popular retailer to hundreds of competing auction sites. Fast forward to 2012.Here's Why Etsy …
Read More »A first class idea! Royal Mail agrees to use shopping bag in a hedge to … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail A first class idea! Royal Mail agrees to use shopping bag in a hedge to …Daily MailBy Leon Watson Royal Mail have given a pensioner his own personal postbox after his local one was deemed too dangerous to use. Arthritis sufferer Albert Kingdom, 87, was distraught when the …
Read More »Region’s rural post offices stay open, but hours cut – Duluth News Tribune
Region's rural post offices stay open, but hours cutDuluth News TribuneIt was that kind of passion found in Kerrick, 42 miles south of Duluth with a population of just 65, that led to the US Postal Service decision to pull back on a plan to close that office along with …
Read More »Rural post offices hang on; hours are cut – STLtoday.com
Rural post offices hang on; hours are cutSTLtoday.comWASHINGTON • The United States Postal Service stayed the sword hanging over thousands of rural post offices, opting instead to cut opening hours in a bid to stem devastating financial losses. The USPS estimates that the plan will save $500 million a … …
Read More »Fairmont Post Office to Participate in National Stamp Out Hunger Event – WBOY-TV
Fairmont Post Office to Participate in National Stamp Out Hunger EventWBOY-TVPost offices across the country will try to Stamp Out Hunger Saturday. Post offices across the country will try to Stamp Out Hunger Saturday. Tuesday is Teacher's Appreciation Day and a local car dealership is offering teachers special pricing and …
Read More »Postal Service offers plan to keep rural post offices open – Quad City Times
Postal Service offers plan to keep rural post offices openQuad City TimesMore than 75 rural post offices in the Quad-City area would stay open under a new US Postal Service proposal, but they would have shorter operating hours. Bending to strong public opposition, the nearly bankrupt Postal Service on Wednesday …
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