Bellevue Main and Midlakes Post Offices to Be Closed, ConsolidatedPatch.comThe Bellevue Main Post Office in downtown is slated for closure by the US Postal Service by 2013. The Bellevue Main Post Office and the Midlakes Post Office are set for closure and consolidation into one office in mid-2013, … More: continued here
Fox News Put Post Office Woes in ContextWheeling IntelligencerBut the question now is whether the Postal Service's new plan – charging customers more for less service – will work. When the agency began closing post offices and downsizing processing centers, including that in Wheeling, we warned that would result …Changes could be the end for…
Skyrocketing Food Stamp Use Sets Record In Madison CountyWHNTTough economic times are getting even tougher for some, as new numbers show food stamp usage on a record-breaking pace in north Alabama. Madison County recorded an all-time high for food stamp usage in November, with more than 15000 households now …and more » More: continued here
US Postal Service site cuts would slow first-class mail deliveryNewsOK.comAbout 28000 workers would be laid off, too, as the post office struggles to respond to a shift to online communication and bill payments. 12/06/2011 OKLAHOMA TIES Four state sites may be eliminated Under plans to cut nearly $3 billion from the agency's … More: continued…
Reuters Blogs A more controlled stumbling with StumbleUpon channelsReuters Blogs (blog)It's been two-and-half years since online social media service StumbleUpon hit the eject button from eBay, its one-time corporate parent. Since then, the company has grown its users and its staff. The San Francisco-based company now has 100 employees …StumbleUpon Gets a Face-Lift and Some…
Rowland Calls For DSS Commissioner To Resign; Occhiogrosso Calls Rowland A FraudHartford CourantThe food stamps became available on an emergency basis to compensate citizens for damages from Tropical Storm Irene, which prompted long lines outside state offices as residents battled to apply for debit cards. Almost as soon as the lines formed, …and more » More:…
Bellevue post offices to close, consolidateBellevue ReporterIn less than two year's time, Bellevue will be down one of its three post offices. The Bellevue Way and Midlakes branches will close by mid 2013, and retail operations will be moved to a new facility in downtown Bellevue, … More: continued here
Los Angeles Times US Postal Service proposes cuts that would slow mail deliveryLos Angeles TimesAbove, letter carrier Felipe Raymundo moves a tray of mail to his truck to begin delivery Monday at a post office in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson, Associated Press / December 5, 2011) By Melanie Mason and Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times Snail…
Auctionbytes eBay Runs 3-Day Promotion on Short-Duration AuctionsAuctionbyteseBay is running a 3-day promotion in which sellers can list up to 5000 auction listings without incurring listing fees – but there's a small catch. The promotion applies only for auctions with a 1-, 3-, or 5-day duration; … More: continued here
Workers World Protests rock post office hearingsWorkers WorldJohnnie Stevens, leading organizer of Community-Labor United for Postal Jobs & Services, called the closing of post offices racist and a form of gentrification. A senior Black woman echoed a Lincolnton mail handler's statement that his job for 20 years … More: continued here