Imagine letter carriers once again coming and going at the El Viejo Post Office building downtown. But this time carriers would be bringing mail to the folks living in the 10 residential lofts and 4,000-square-foot penthouse a developer is planning for the building. More: continued here
When Cosby, Mo., residents showed up last year for a meeting concerning the possible closure of their local post office, they felt they had more questions than answers. More: continued here
The end of the moratorium on post-office closings is May 15, and legislators continue to banter about bills to save the financially struggling U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here
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Boston.com Food stamps, federal pensions face GOP cutsBoston.comRepublicans want to chop food stamp benefits for a family of four by $60 a month beginning next year and tighten eligibility standards to force 3 million people off the program as an alternative to already-passed cuts in defense spending.House panel okays $33 billion in food stamp cutsReutersFood…
ROYAL MAIL'S RATIONNING OF STAMPS BEFORE NEXT MONTH'S PRICE RISEExpress.co.ukI know Crick helped to bring down Jeffrey Archer but can he really be receiving that much fan mail? I suppose there is one consolation to all this panic buying; those who hoarded petrol but have run out of stamps will at least be able to…
NorthJersey.com Rutherford's William Carlos Williams among 10 poets honored with new postage …NorthJersey.comBY JOHN A. GAVIN RUTHERFORD — The new postage stamp honoring William Carlos Williams was unveiled Saturday in a ceremony at his hometown post office that recognized him both as one of the most influential poets of the 20th century and for his…
The Postal Service has been identifying ways to cope with the decline of traditional mail over the years, only to have companies — and ultimately Congress — object. The New York Times reports. More: continued here
Congress Races to Rescue Post Offices ClosingHispanicBusiness.comFor many, especially the elderly and those in rural areas, that is a pressing question with the Postal Service nearing the end of a moratorium next month on closing post offices and processing facilities around the country, as many as 167 in Missouri … More: continued here
Festival of Books: American poets make their debut on forever stampsLos Angeles Times (blog)The US Postal Service made a special delivery Saturday at the LA Times Festival of Books' Poetry Stage: It rolled out the first-day issue of commemorative stamps dedicated to 20th century poets. The midday first-day issue ceremony drew an audience that ……