The Hour Post office downsizing to more suitable spaceThe HourDramatic drops in service have drastically affected the USPS, causing the cash-strapped service to close local post offices, increase the cost of first-class mail and slow its delivery in the spring of 2012, thus eliminating the chance for stamped … More: …
Read More »Texas mom who was denied food stamps shoots children, kills self at welfare office – New York Daily News
New York Daily News Texas mom who was denied food stamps shoots children, kills self at welfare officeNew York Daily NewsA Texas mother who was desperate over being denied food stamps shot her two children and then committed suicide after a seven-hour standoff with SWAT teams at a state welfare …
Read More »Second child shot by mother in food stamps stand-off dies – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Second child shot by mother in food stamps stand-off diesDaily 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 …
Read More »Plan presented to leave at least one post office in Upper Salford
A retired U.S. postmaster says he is determined to make sure at least one permanent post office remains in Upper Salford Township. More: continued here
Read More »HP will sell failed Touchpads for $99 on Dec. 11 in its eBay store – DVICE
TIME HP will sell failed Touchpads for $99 on Dec. 11 in its eBay storeDVICEFor a limited time, HP will be bringing back its 16GB and 32GB Touchpad with webOS operating system this coming Sunday in its eBay store. The fine print: the Touchpads are refurbished units. But ladies, fellas, …
Read More »Mom who shot 2 kids was denied food stamps
A mother who shot and critically injured her two children and then killed herself had for months tried unsuccessfully to qualify for food stamps, Texas welfare officials said. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office gives head start to holiday mail
Postal customers can get a jump on their holiday mailing schedule by placing their holiday cards and letters in blue collection boxes outside Post Office retail locations in Corvallis on the next two Sundays, Dec. 11 and 18, before 2 p.m. More: continued here
Read More »Longtime Eagle River postal employee ships out
EAGLE RIVER, Alaska – Donna Hightower’s plan didn’t quite work out. The lifelong Alaskan was going to work at an Anchorage post office for a year before attending college. On Dec. 2, Hightower’s n… More: continued here
Read More »Elm Park’s stamps sell out within a week
The latest limited edition stamps have sold out within a week. More: continued here
Read More »In Colorado, Paoli Mayor Virgil Harms’ 50 years in office puts him “at the top … – Denver Post
In Colorado, Paoli Mayor Virgil Harms' 50 years in office puts him "at the top …Denver PostHe doesn't get too excited about anything, and we kind of like that," said the town clerk, Marilyn Miller, who runs Paoli's post office out of a building attached to her house. "We've lost …
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