New Slidell post office opening in MayKLFY(AP) – A new post office serving east Slidell will open by the end of May, four months after Hancock Bank decided not to renew the contract to run the station out of 1 of its Whitney Bank branches. The Times-Picayune reports (http://bit.ly/IFCZto) the …and more » More: continued here
GOP, Ryan budget hits poor the hardestMonroe News StarThe US Department of Agriculture published a report this week showing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), better known as food stamps, kept the poverty rate down during the Great Recession. In 2009, the deepest year of the recession, … More: continued here
A new post office serving east Slidell will open by the end of May, four months after Hancock Bank decided not to renew the contract to run the station out of one of its Whitney Bank branches. More: continued here
Stamp collectors gather in Westland for annual showHometownlife.comThe West Suburban Stamp Club will present its 43rd annual “Plymouth Show” Saturday-Sunday, April 28-29 at a new, larger location — the Hellenic Cultural Center, 36375 Joy Road, in Westland. The show, which previously was held at Plymouth Central … More: continued here
The person who robbed a Mercer County post office and injured a clerk is still on the loose. Kentucky State Police say they were called to the Burgin Post Office around 1:00 yesterday afternoon after a man wearing a camouflage sweatshirt and mask came into the building with a pistol. They say he assaulted the…
Richmond's main post office extends hours on tax nightRichmond Times DispatchLast-minute tax filers take note: Richmond's main post office will keep its retail counter open two additional hours Tuesday. The post office, at 1801 Brook Road, will stay open until 7 pm so eleventh-hour paper filers can get an April 17 postmark. More: continued here
UK MAIL GROUP PLC : Pre-Close Trading Update4-tradersAdjusting for the increase in Royal Mail prices implemented on 6 May 2011, underlying Group revenues for the quarter increased by some 8%, giving a total underlying revenue increase for the year of some 3%. Our Parcels business continued the trends we …and more » More: continued here
He spent £3,600 on the 36p stamps at Hilton Post Office in Derby. The Royal Mail is increasing first and second-class prices by 14p on April 30. More: continued here
Stamp, envelope honor 'Mockingbird's' 50thKansas City StarFans in author Harper Lee's hometown lined up for a new envelope and stamp celebrating the 50th anniversary of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird." About 100 people attended the unveiling Friday in Monroeville to buy the envelope … More: continued here
The Guardian If you've lost the philatelists, your days are surely numberedThe GuardianThe beleaguered Royal Mail is losing the last of its natural allies: stamp collectors. John Baron, chairman of the Association of British Philatelic Societies, said it had "killed the market" while Alec MacGuire, a collector from Surrey, …and more » More: continued here