Three Local Post Offices Make Possible Closing ListWDEF News 12Once again, several Chattanooga post offices are on the chopping block. The US Postal Service is considering closing three locations: East Chattanooga, South Side and Highland Park. Post Office officials held a meeting with the Highland Park community, …Threat of postal …
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KATU Residents of several area towns remain in dark about post officesJoplin GlobeResidents of Crestline are no closer to knowing the fate of their post office than they were in September after an announcement that the US Postal Service would delay closings until May 15. “We've just kind of been …
Read More »Kodak and the Post Office – Human Events
Kodak and the Post OfficeHuman EventsThe post office is a classic example. Post offices were once even more important than Eastman Kodak, and for a longer time, as the mail provided vital communications linking people and organizations across thousands of miles. But, today, technology has …Kodak's Demise Holds Lessons For …
Read More »Post office restructuring might do harm – Montgomery Advertiser
Post office restructuring might do harmMontgomery AdvertiserIt's going to come down to two things: what makes the best business sense for the post office and, to an extent no one can really be sure, who has the strongest political pull. … The postal service says it has to change to …
Read More »Evansville’s Old Post Office finding new life, new business
When Evansville developer Bashar Hamami asked city officials to give him control of the Old Post Office last spring, he said one of his immediate goals was to transform the building, which was built in 1875, into a premiere event center. More: continued here
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Auctionbytes eBay VP to Discuss Mobile Apps at Consumer Electronics ShowAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay's head of mobile said shoppers use its mobile apps the most between the hours of 5 and 11 pm in their time zones, explaining that consumers are using their mobile devices while relaxing at home, often …
Read More »GOP candidates target food stamps – KTVL
WISC Madison GOP candidates target food stampsKTVLMary Clare Jalonick/AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Politicians normally shy away from saying they want to cut food stamps, but this year's Republican presidential candidates are using domestic food aid as an example of a welfare state gone awry. …GOP presidential candidates wade into politically …
Read More »The Food Stamp Fallacy – The Root
The Food Stamp FallacyThe RootLast Thursday Newt Gingrich told a crowd of senior citizens in New Hampshire, "The African-American community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps." Rick Santorum was even more egregious, claiming he doesn't "want to make black … More: continued here
Read More »Evansville’s Old Post Office finding new life, new business – Evansville Courier & Press
Evansville's Old Post Office finding new life, new businessEvansville Courier & PressBy Richard Gootee DENNY SIMMONS / Courier & Press Iron columns — three that had until this past year been hidden inside a wall of brick and plaster — offer a stately look to the Old Post Office's banquet …
Read More »Gingrich on food stamps – Greensboro News & Record (blog)
The Inquisitr Gingrich on food stampsGreensboro News & Record (blog)As an American and especially as an African American, I found Newt Gingrich's food stamp comments offensive and demeaning. There's an implications in them that African Americans are the majority of food stamp recipients (they are not) and that they …Newt …
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