Jim McKee: Getting the mail to LincolnLincoln Journal StarThis postcard view from about 1909 shows Lincoln's first two "real" post offices. The one on the right we later knew as old city hall; the one on the left is the then-new post office, a third of what is now the Grand Manse. We are looking…
Subpostmasters in Norfolk have given a cautious welcome to news of a £1.3bn investment in the Post Office, and say the best present government could give them is extra business. More: continued here
Stamp collector has enjoyed hobby for decadesThe Morning Sun“Like most stamp collectors you collect until you're about in high school or even quit a little bit before high school and you don't bring it back until you have some time for it. “When you get married and have kids you just don't have time for…
Thame Today Protestors deliver their message to post office HQThame TodayPOSTAL workers and residents are furious at Royal Mail plans to move a Princes Risborough delivery office to near Wendover, a move they say will lead to a disrupted postal service and possibly job losses. Last week, campaigners handed a petition … More: continued here
Muskegon Chronicle – MLive.com In Lansing this week: Debates on lottery winners with food stamps and abortion …Muskegon Chronicle – MLive.comBills that would prevent big lottery winners from collecting food stamps are gaining steam after a second winner was discovered. State Rep. David Agema, R-Grandville, said his bill that recently gained approval in the state…
When Mt. Pleasant resident Tom Culver was 11 years old he began collecting stamps. More: continued here
This Just Happened New life for some of our post offices, but not allThis is SomersetWe have reached an important point in the story of the West Country's post offices. The latest in a long line of ideas designed to address the network's problems has been announced, as we report today. This newest proposition, dubbed…
Cleaning up after food stamp fraud a messy businessKnoxville News Sentinel"There were more than 150 food stamps on this shelf," he said. "I didn't know where they came from." Food stamps is a misnomer these days. The old pieces of paper were replaced by an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card in 1998 in Tennessee. More:…
Bucks Herald Protestors deliver their message to post office HQBucks HeraldPOSTAL workers and residents are furious at Royal Mail plans to move a Princes Risborough delivery office to near Wendover, a move they say will lead to a disrupted postal service and possibly job losses. Last week, campaigners handed a petition …and more » More: continued…
Washington Times Effectiveness of USDA's food stamp oversight debatedKnoxville News SentinelBy Isaac Wolf Scripps Howard News Service WASHINGTON — The head of the federal food-stamp program on Thursday forcefully defended his agency's record of weeding out — and keeping out — store owners busted for engaging in fraud.Food stamp fraud increasingly sophisticated despite reports of…