Independent Online New Albert Luthuli stampIndependent OnlineA new commemorative stamp to mark the 50th anniversary of Chief Albert Luthuli receiving the Nobel Peace Prize will be issued on Friday. It will be launched on Saturday at a high-profile event at the Luthuli Museum in Groutville, …and more » More: continued here
The Decatur Daily Third World Post Office for America?The Decatur DailyThe result is red ink — some $5 billion this year and an estimated $15 billion in 2012 — and this week's announcement of planned Post Office cutbacks aimed at ensuring its survival for a few more years. They include an end to Saturday deliveries,…
Daily Mail Second child shot by mother in food stamps stand-off dies as Boy, 10, perishes …Daily MailStephanie Goodman, a spokeswoman for the Health and Human Services Commission, confirmed that Grimmer applied for food stamps in July and was denied. Ms Goodman said the woman's application was incomplete and that she was not sure whether…
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Roselle Park residents rally to save local post office from closureThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comBy Julia Terruso/The Star-Ledger Andrew Harrer/BloombergResidents of Roselle Park are pushing to save their local post office, which has been targeted for closure amid the US Postal Service's massive budget deficit. ROSELLE PARK — About 50 borough …Roselle…
The Voice Online British Olympic athlete auctioned on eBayXinhuaBEIJING, Dec. 9 (Xinhuanet) — In today's digital world you can find almost anything online, from music, movies and clothes to — Olympic athletes? Yes an Olympic athlete. This week a British sprinter began auctioning his services on the web in an …Ebay athlete support jumps from…
Members of a south Bronx community rallied Thursday night against the United States Postal Service. More: continued here
Taylor County food stamp recipients dip slightly, bucking national, state trendReporterNews.comCisneros, a single mother, has kidney disease and supports herself and her 15-year-old daughter with disability benefits and food stamps. Cisneros said she also has to humble herself and ask for additional help from local ministries. … More: continued here
BETHLEHEM, Ind. — Each December, a sleepy one-man post office in rural Indiana roars to life as thousands of holiday greeting cards arrive from around the world, each seeking the outpost’s unique red-inked imprint that pays homage to the hamlet’s biblical name. Postmaster John Cable stamps each by hand, … More: continued here
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com post officeSouthwest News-HeraldThe Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. While some post office closings will occur, no reductions are imminent for the Southwest Side at this …Baker Post Office removed from USPS closure hit…
News One No, Obama Is Not the Best Food Stamp President in HistoryThe RootIn an entry at his Your Black World blog, Dr. Boyce Watkins dissects GOP presidential front-runner Newt Gingrich's recent comments about President Barack Obama being "the best food stamp president in history." Not only is Gingrich woefully uninformed, …Barack Obama: the 'food-stamp…