Hanford post office clerk Charles Boyd retires after 50 yearsHanford SentinelCharles Boyd talks with fellow postal worker Dean Johnson on Boyd's last day at the Hanford post office on Friday morning. (Gary Feinstein/The Sentinel) … More: continued here
Newt's Hawaiian Lie: As Stupid As It Is CruelHuffington PostGood news for Hawaii, Newt Gingrich says that people receiving food stamps — or as they say in the government that Newt so desperately hopes to lead, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — are using their electronic benefit transfer (EBT) …Fact Checking Newt Gingrich's Food Stamps…
Baltimore Sun (blog) Who Deserves To Be Immortalized on a Stamp: Steve Jobs, Oprah or Billy Graham?Death and TaxesBack in September, the United States Postal Service changed its stamp rules. No longer would its official stamps feature only the dearly departed and fictional characters like Snoopy. …Billy Graham, Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama under…
23 years ago, Irma Zine started out as a postal clerk, an entry-level position. Today, she’s the postmaster at Santa Rosa’s Main Post Office. More: continued here
New post office opens in East SheenYour Local GuardianSnail-mail enthusiasts will be pleased to hear a new post office has opened in East Sheen. The new Royal Mail facility opened on Thursday, December 1, in Upper Richmond Road making the sending of post even easier than ever. …and more » More: continued here
Maine woman convicted of theft in food stamp, child care funding caseThe RepublicAP PORTLAND, Maine — A 40-year-old Brunswick woman faces sentencing for receiving food stamps and child care development funds from the state to which she wasn't entitled. Attorney General William Schneider says Fairbanks falsely reported to the Maine …Brunswick woman convicted for stealing…
Post office on wheels gets popularTimes of IndiaPUNE: The department of post's initiative of delivery of various postal services at doorsteps of common people has earned a revenue of Rs. 20 lakh in first 25 days. The project 'post office on wheels' was introduced on November 1 in the city wherein a …and more » More:…
Royal Mail server migration knocks out key postage websites all weekComputerworld New ZealandA migration of online data to new servers at Royal Mail has knocked out a series of its most important postage websites for consumers and businesses, including a Price Finder page, for nearly all of this week. By Leo King | London |…
DOMINIC SANDBROOK: For 300 years, the Post Office has been part of the nation’s soul. Its betrayal by today’s politicians is one of the most shameful episodes in modern British history More: continued here
Who Should Be The Next Celebrity Stamp?NPR12:00 pm ET The US Postal Service has waived its rule banning someone from being honored on a stamp until he or she has been dead for at least five years. Host Scott Simon reports the Postal Service has received thousands of nominations from the public …and more » More:…