EAST WENATCHEE — Even the mayor here is feeling the post office pinch. Mayor Steve Lacy, an attorney in his day job, said he’s stuck with stacks of obsolete stationery now that the city’s only official postal station shut down two months ago. His legal office rented a postal box at the old location, an…
Social Workers Illegally Collected Food Stamps, Audit RevealsKMGH DenverThree social workers are under investigation for illegally collecting food stamps, the district attorney's office confirmed to 7NEWS. The three worked at the Lake County Department of Human Services in Leadville, according to the district attorney's … More: continued here
Royal Mail rations stamps to retailersThis Just HappenedRetailers have been told by Royal Mail that they will be rationed on the amount of stamps they will be able to purchase due to a frenzy of stockpiling by customers and in a move to fully protect the profits they should be making when their price rise…
More area families needing food stamps, demand up 26 percentKankakee Daily JournalTo qualify for the food stamp program, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, an individual must earn $1180 or less each month. But to qualify for food pantry assistance today, that individual can earn up to $1679. More: continued here
ABC News Postmaster General Visits Potential Closure SitesABC NewsThe top US Postal Service official on Thursday took his case for rural post office closures straight to those it will hurt most, telling residents in Montana's capital and one of its smallest towns that thousands of post offices nationwide must be …Post office head visits Mont….
Stamp, envelope honor 'Mockingbird's' 50thSan Francisco Chronicle(AP) — Fans 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 … More: continued here
Efforts stall to open new Eastside post officeThe Wenatchee World OnlineHis legal office rented a postal box at the old location, an address that's no longer valid. “Can't use this stuff anymore,” he said of the letterhead. “Even worse, it's a constant reminder that we don't have a real post office anymore. More: continued here
VentureBeat eBay shifts into social overdrive at IndyCar event #ebayracing (exclusive)VentureBeatIn an effort to rev up the social engines of race car lovers everywhere, eBay is launching an extreme Twitter conversation hub for the Toyota Grand Prix in Long Beach. eBay, in partnership with social media experience generator BumeBox, is going all-in … More: continued…
Times Daily Stamp, envelope honor 'Mockingbird' film's 50thHouston ChronicleDAVE MARTIN, AP Officials at the Monroe County Heritage Museum and the US Postal Service unveil a stamp and envelope celebrating the 50th anniversary of the movie based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," in Monroeville, Ala., …Stamp, envelope honor 'Mockingbird's' 50thThe Seattle TimesPostal…
Stamp-ede as retailers struggle with rushNews & StarBy John Connell AT LEAST one Cumbria newsagent is selling stamps at the new higher price – a fortnight before the scheduled hike. A first class stamp will rise from 46 pence to 60p on April 30, while a second-class stamp will go up from 36p to 50p….