Gather.com Relative: Mom in welfare standoff mentally unsoundFox NewsThe state denied Grimmer's application for food stamps in August, but Mary Lee Shepherd said her grandchildren's mother had problems beyond trying to feed her family. "My son knew she was mentally ill and tried to get her help," said Shepherd, …Woman Denied Food Stamps, Shoots Family…
A rural reprieve: New Raymer post office will remain openGreeley TribuneThe US Postal Service has decided to spare — at least for now — the New Raymer Post Office, which had been put on a list of offices under threat of closure in a cost-cutting move. “It's an early Christmas present,” Weld County Commissioner David…
New York Daily News State: Mom who shot kids, self denied food stampsFox NewsAP SAN ANTONIO – A Texas woman who for months was unable to qualify for food stamps pulled a gun in a state welfare office and staged a seven-hour standoff with police that ended with her shooting her two children before killing…
WRAL.com Downtown Raleigh post office dropped from closure listWRAL.comRaleigh, NC — The US Postal Service said Wednesday that a historic post office in downtown Raleigh will remain open. The agency had slated the Century Postal Station, a 134-year-old facility in the restored Federal Building at Fayetteville and Martin …US Postal Service to close downtown San…
Easy Reader News 70 grievances filed against Redondo Beach Post OfficeEasy Reader NewsCarriers at the Redondo Beach Main Post Office last week filed approximately 70 grievances against management for what union leaders are describing as a hostile workplace. Many carriers have continued to deliver mail well after dark and sometimes as … More: continued here
Washington Times USDA undersecretary urges states to combat food stamp fraudBangor Daily NewsAUGUSTA, Maine — US Department of Agriculture undersecretary Kevin Concannon called on states Tuesday to be more vigilant in rooting out fraud and abuse in the federal food stamp program. When the US economy began to flounder …Food Stamp Fraud Cont'dWashington City Paper…
thebahamasweekly.com Private Post Offices Boxes Past Due Notice to Publicthebahamasweekly.comBAHAMAS – The Postmaster General wishes to remind the public that rental fees for private post office boxes are due and should be paid on or before 31st January, 2012. Persons who rent Post Office boxes are advised that during the period 1st February …Second-rate first…
ALEXANDER — Residents here know they are outgunned by the massive U.S. Postal Service, but they weren’t about to let their post office close without the best fight they can wage. More: continued here
Gather.com Grandmother says Texas mother who shot 2 kids, self in welfare standoff had …Washington PostThe state denied Grimmer's application for food stamps in August, but Mary Lee Shepherd said her grandchildren's mother had problems beyond trying to feed her family. “My son knew she was mentally ill and tried to get her help,” said…
The U.S. Postal Service plans to move forward with its proposal to change service standards and massive cuts to its real estate footprint. The Postal Service is proposing, through the rulemaking process, to move first-class mail to a two- to three-day standard for contiguous U.S. destinations. In addition, the Postal Service is looking at eliminating…