A post office named 'Titanic'Globe and MailBill Barry says dozens of requests poured into Ottawa from postmasters across the country asking for permission to change the names of their post offices to honour the stricken liner. Mr. Barry says a little postal station named Mourney near Duck Lake, …and more » …
Read More »Rush on stamps in Gloucestershire to beat price hike – This is Gloucestershire
Telegraph.co.uk Rush on stamps in Gloucestershire to beat price hikeThis is GloucestershireAnd at Hardwicke Post Office in Quedgeley, they said business owners had been panic buying – with orders of as many as 10000 a time. The price of a first-class stamp will go from 46p to 60p, while second-class …
Read More »Resolutions aim to make postage count toward fight against Alzheimer’s – Knoxville News Sentinel
Resolutions aim to make postage count toward fight against Alzheimer'sKnoxville News SentinelBy Kristi L. Nelson When she's purchasing postage, Lynda Everman nearly always buys the Breast Cancer Research stamps.The "semipostal" stamp costs a little more than a regular first-class stamp, but the extra money goes to fund the fight against …
Read More »Sask. author says dozens of post offices in 1912 asked to be named Titanic – Winnipeg Free Press
Sask. author says dozens of post offices in 1912 asked to be named TitanicWinnipeg Free PressBill Barry says dozens of requests poured into Ottawa from postmasters across the country asking for permission to change the names of their post offices to honour the stricken liner. Barry says a little postal …
Read More »New Slidell post office opening in May – KLFY
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 …
Read More »GOP, Ryan budget hits poor the hardest – Monroe News Star
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 …
Read More »New Slidell post office opening in May
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
Read More »Stamp collectors gather in Westland for annual show – Hometownlife.com
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
Read More »Police Searching for Post Office Robber
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. …
Read More »Richmond’s main post office extends hours on tax night – Richmond Times Dispatch
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 …
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