Rep. Owens says post office closure plan used flawed selection process, urges haltNorth Country NowBill Owens and more than 100 of his colleagues in the House of Representatives are calling into question the way the US Postal Service made its selections of post offices to close. The Parishville, West Stockholm …
Read More »Post office: $18-billion 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 unless Congress grants it new leeway to eliminate Saturday delivery, slow first-class mail by one day and raise the price of a postage stamp by as …
Read More »Stamps Could Soon Cost 50 Cents. Postmaster General Proposes Increase – The Inquisitr
The Inquisitr Stamps Could Soon Cost 50 Cents. Postmaster General Proposes IncreaseThe InquisitrThe United States Postal Service is on the verge of complete collapse and to help with rising transporation and employment costs the postmaster general Patrick Donahoe has laid out a new plan that includes raising the cost of …
Read More »Special Report: Towns go dark with post office closings – Allentown Morning Call
Special Report: Towns go dark with post office closingsAllentown Morning Call(Reuters) – Postal officials were blunt in December when they stood before 120 residents in Dedham, Iowa, to tell them why their town's post office has to close. The Internet, officials said, was killing the US Postal Service. "Well, I …
Read More »NY grocer admits food stamps larceny – Wall Street Journal
NY grocer admits food stamps larcenyWall Street JournalAP ALBANY, NY — Authorities say the operator of a neighborhood market in upstate New York has forfeited $124000 and pleaded guilty to grand larceny for cashing food stamps for customers and keeping part of the proceeds. Albany County District Attorney …and more » …
Read More »Post office: $18-billion loss without cuts, rate increase – Staunton News Leader
Post office: $18-billion loss without cuts, rate increaseStaunton News LeaderThe plan, for instance, notes that if the post office could raise current stamp prices from 45 cents to 50 cents, either in a single year or over a multiyear period, it could bring in new revenue of roughly $1 billion.and …
Read More »Depot fight goes on as Royal Mail delivery office closures finalised – This is Kent
Depot fight goes on as Royal Mail delivery office closures finalisedThis is KentCAMPAIGNERS have vowed to carry on their fight after Royal Mail bosses confirmed delivery offices were to close. Staff from the centres in Herne Bay and Whitstable will be based at Canterbury by next year as managers press …
Read More »Report food stamp seller to local DHS – Port Huron Times Herald
Report food stamp seller to local DHSPort Huron Times HeraldPatricia, if you know somebody is selling food stamps, whether for drugs, gas, household expenses or whatever, all you have to do is call the state Department of Human Services in Port Huron — and report that person. His or her …
Read More »‘Chillerama’ Director Says eBay Removed Soundtrack – Rabid Doll
Rabid Doll 'Chillerama' Director Says eBay Removed SoundtrackRabid Dollby MICHAEL HINMAN, posted Feb-17-2012 The uncropped version of this photo, which shows Sean Paul Lockhart's bare chest, apparently is too much for eBay's censors. You can order DVD and Blu-ray copies of the independent horror anthology "Chillerama" on … More: continued …
Read More »eBay Friday: Fairfield Memorial Library Postcard – Patch.com
eBay Friday: Fairfield Memorial Library PostcardPatch.comThis edition of eBay Friday features a “handcolored” postcard, dating back to the early 1900s, of the Fairfield Memorial Library. According to the seller on eBay, the card has writing on the front and back. As you can see, whoever sent the postcard … More: …
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