Mirror.co.uk Hundreds of post offices replaced by 'downgraded' serviceMirror.co.ukHUNDREDS of post offices are expected to close as a result of controversial plans to create a new breed of “local” branches. Around 2000 of the country's 11500 post offices are being turned into the smaller outlets. They will offer limited services, …
Read More »Ex-post office worker facing charges of theft – The Herald Argus
Ex-post office worker facing charges of theftThe Herald ArgusBy Stan Maddux A man is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the US Post Office in La Porte by pocketing some of the money used to purchase stamps while performing his duties as a clerk. Christopher Colburn, 50, of 3252 …
Read More »Food-stamp usage climbs 28% in El Paso – El Paso Times
Food-stamp usage climbs 28% in El PasoEl Paso Timesby Diana Washington Valdez \ El Paso Times El Paso families struggling to put food on the table accounted for a 28 percent increase in food stamp benefits during the past year. According to Texas Health and Human Services Commission statistics, … …
Read More »Bill would allow drug felons to get food stamps – KRCG
Kansas City Star Bill would allow drug felons to get food stampsKRCG(AP) — Some Missouri lawmakers believe it's not fair that convicted murderers and child molesters are eligible for food stamps, but people who have been convicted of felony drug crimes are not. A House measure sponsored by three Republicans …
Read More »Alexei Ramirez checks eBay every now and then for his stolen gold medal – Larry Brown Sports
CSNChicago.com Alexei Ramirez checks eBay every now and then for his stolen gold medalLarry Brown SportsEvery now and then, Ramirez hops on eBay.com to search for a particular item — his 2004 Summer Olympics gold medal. According to to MLB.com, the medal Ramirez won as a part of Cuba's championship …
Read More »Sculptor Joe Fafard happy to see fame spread – CBC.ca
CBC.ca Sculptor Joe Fafard happy to see fame spreadCBC.caCanada Post is printing four million stamps, depicting Fafard's famed cows. "These things will go wherever mail goes and mail goes everywhere," Fafard, from Lumsden, Sask., west of Regina, said Friday at an official Canada Post event.Art collectors meet stamp collectorsNews Talk …
Read More »Post office renamed for soldier killed in Iraq – MYfoxLUBBOCK.COM
Post office renamed for soldier killed in IraqMYfoxLUBBOCK.COMA local post office now bears the name of a soldier from Lubbock who made the ultimate sacrifice. Dignitaries, including Lubbock 's mayor and Congressman Randy Neugebauer, joined the family of Army Sgt. Chris Davis to celebrate the re-naming of what …Lubbock Post …
Read More »Bill would allow drug felons to get food stamps – The Rolla Daily News
Kansas City Star Bill would allow drug felons to get food stampsThe Rolla Daily NewsBy Anonymous AP Some Missouri lawmakers believe it's not fair that convicted murderers and child molesters are eligible for food stamps, but people who have been convicted of felony drug crimes are not. A House measure …
Read More »HIgh Winds shut down Moscow's Post Office
Yesterday's damaging high winds has left the Moscow Post Office severely damaged. More: continued here
Read More »Roof torn off of Moscow Post Office
Moscow residents will now have to mail their letters out of the New Richmond Post Office after Friday’s storms. More: continued here
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