As soon as Santa’s letters start coming in the mail, as early as August, Tammy Hoyt, the Arkansaw postmaster helps respond to all those letters to help reassure kids they are loved and will have a happy Christmas. More: continued here
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A Christmas Pudding In The Mail Carries A Taste Of HomeNPR (blog)Any day now it will arrive stamped by the Royal Mail: a truly homemade Christmas pudding from my family in England. My mother always made Christmas puddings. And before moving to the US, I would make two or three …
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Daily Mail Manhattan post office overrun by RATS as rodents devour parcels (If you don't …Daily MailBy Nina Golgowski With 16.5 billion letters, packages and cards expected through the US Postal Service this holiday season, the last obstacle senders might expect their packages to face, are thieving rats. A post …
Read More »Most post offices open Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve – WAVE
Chicago Tribune Most post offices open Christmas Eve and New Year's EveWAVEBy Jessica Mayes – email LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – For all you procrastinators out there, all Kentucky post offices and those in the 471, 476 and 477 ZIP Codes in Indiana will be open for your convenience on Christmas …
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Make postal carriers' job easier by shoveling drivewayNewton KansanThe Newton Post Office is asking customers to help keep letter carriers safe by shoveling a path to their mailbox as soon as possible after it snows this winter. By Anonymous If you shovel it, they will come. The Newton Post Office …
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Food-stamp post goes viralChicago Tribune (blog)TANF money does not have restrictions like food stamps on what can be bought with it. c) Extravagant purchases made with food stamps; including, but not limited to: steaks, lobsters, and giant birthday cakes. If I have a few dollars' worth of food … More: …
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The local post office geared up to handle last minute shoppers scrambling to send off their holiday gifts just in time for Christmas. More: continued here
Read More »NEW: eBay sales lead to theft arrests – The Morning Sun
NEW: eBay sales lead to theft arrestsThe Morning SunBy SUSAN FIELD Stolen items that ended up on eBay led to the arrest of two Isabella County men in connection with thefts at the Mt. Pleasant Country Club in October. Matthew James Henning, 20, of Blanchard and David Gary Appleton, 22, …
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