Baltimore Community Protests Post Office Closure
Facing some major money trouble, the U.S. Postal Service is forced to make some tough decisions. Forty-one post offices are slated for closure, 10 just in Baltimore. More: continued here
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Reliance’s history intertwined with Vaughn-Webb family post office – Chattanooga Times Free Press
Chattanooga Times Free Press Reliance's history intertwined with Vaughn-Webb family post officeChattanooga Times Free Pressby Ben Benton Sandra Webb Hyder sits under the Reliance, Tenn., post office sign while recalling her days as postmaster. Sandra Webb Hyder was the last postmaster in Reliance, Tenn. Her retirement ended four generations of postmasters in the … More:…
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Runner sells shoulder ad space for $11K – kgw.com
KMVT Runner sells shoulder ad space for $11Kkgw.comThe highest bidder in an eBay auction gets to put a Twitter name there for the year as a temporary tattoo. And the highest bid was more than $11000. “I started at 99 cents, and within 24 hours it was well over a thousand dollars,” he told KGW….
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Newt Gingrich defends his views before unlikely audience – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times Newt Gingrich defends his views before unlikely audienceLos Angeles Times"More Americans today are on food stamps than at any other time in American history," he said. "We need a policy that creates jobs and allows Americans to have a job and to have a paycheck." But he offered a small concession. …and…
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Runner auctions shoulder space on eBay – kgw.com
Runner auctions shoulder space on eBaykgw.comHe's started an eBay auction in which the highest bidder gets to put a Twitter name there for the year as a temporary tattoo. And anyone can bid. “I started at 99 cents, and within 24 hours it was well over a thousand dollars,” he told KGW. …and more » More:…
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Utopian colony failed, but Burley thrives a century later – Kitsap Sun
Utopian colony failed, but Burley thrives a century laterKitsap SunBy Chris Henry Burley resident Barbara Laxson picks up her mail from the Burley Post Office. Her mom used to be the Burley postmaster. (LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN) The Burley Library Association celebrates its centennial in January. …and more » More: continued here
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Officials on food stamps: Many fail to take advantage of aid
Nearly one out of five residents of Chemung, Steuben and Schuyler counties rely on food stamps, but many people who are eligible are not taking advantage of the aid, if Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s estimates are accurate. More: continued here
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Wildcat strikes hit post over Christmas
Agency post workers walked out unofficially at the Royal Mail sorting office in Birmingham after bosses failed to pay their Christmas wages on time. Some 35 workers took wildcat action for an hour at the main office in Newtown when their regular weekly wages went unpaid. More: continued here
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Bay Area Post Offices to Cut Store Hours – NBC Bay Area
Bay Area Post Offices to Cut Store HoursNBC Bay AreaWith less customers sending paper correspondence, post offices throughout the Bay Area are announcing shortened store hours set to take effect next month. Customers at 61 post offices in the Bay-Valley District — which spans six Bay Area counties …and more » More: continued here
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Officials on food stamps: Many fail to take advantage of aid – Corning Leader
Officials on food stamps: Many fail to take advantage of aidCorning LeaderBy John Zick Nearly one out of five residents of Chemung, Steuben and Schuyler counties rely on food stamps, but many people who are eligible are not taking advantage of the aid, if Gov. Andrew Cuomo's estimates are accurate. … More: continued here