The Inquisitr Postal Service Seeks 50-Cent Stamps to Prevent 'Taxpayer Burden'San Francisco Chronicle17 (Bloomberg) — The US Postal Service wants Congress to help it raise the price of a first-class stamp to 50 cents, an 11 percent increase, as part of its strategy to avoid annual losses as high as …
Read More »Key post office for Appalachian Trail hikers due to close
CONCORD, N.H. – A post office described as a lifeline for residents of a tiny village and hikers traveling the Appalachian Trail is expected to close in May as part of the U.S. Postal Service's attempt to avoid bankruptcy. More: continued here
Read More »Stopping food stamp fraud – WBXH
Stopping food stamp fraudWBXHIt's a problem that can cost us all millions of dollars – food stamp benefit fraud. Believe it or not, Louisiana is leading the way to stop it. Inside a small room at the Department of Children and Family Services, 9 News was given exclusive access to …
Read More »Post Office warns $18B loss in future
WASHINGTON – Mired in red ink, the U.S. Postal Service is warning it will lose as much as $18.2 bill … More: continued here
Read More »eBay Moron Sells Safe Containing $26000 for $123 – Gizmodo
AuctionBytes Blog (blog) eBay Moron Sells Safe Containing $26000 for $123GizmodoSome lamentable sucker in California sold a locked safe on eBay for $123 with a warning of "WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. NOTHING MORE AND NOTHING LESS." The "nothing less" bit came back to bite him in the …
Read More »Appalachian Trail Hikers' NH Post Office to Close
NH village loses fight to keep open post office popular with Appalachian Trail hikers More: continued here
Read More »Post office: $18B loss without cuts, rate increase
WASHINGTON — Mired in red ink, the U.S. Postal Service is warning it will lose as much as $18.2 billion a year by 2015… More: continued here
Read More »The Postal Service Uses Wedding Stamps to Encourage Mail Invitations
The U.S. Postal Service, eager to encourage old-fashioned mail invitations, is publishing a series of wedding stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Royal reporter James Whitaker dies
I am sad to report that James Whitaker, regarded as the doyen of the royal reporting pack during the Princess Diana era, died this morning. He was 71. As the Daily Mirror's royal editor for a generation, he was responsible for breaking a succession of exclusive stories. He became well …
Read More »Fed up with long walk just to post a letter – This is Somerset
Fed up with long walk just to post a letterThis is SomersetPeople living at Waverley Court have collected a 261-name petition which has now been handed to Royal Mail asking for additional post boxes at Port Marine and the Village Quarter. The drive is being led by pensioner Joan Eggmore, …
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