In a development that will benefit millions of small savers and possibly help the government raise small funds, the Centre has decided to increase the interest rates on post office savings deposits to 4 per cent from the present 3.5 per cent. The move comes close to the RBI deregulating …
Read More »Protests slam closing of Dallas main post office – People’s World
People’s World Protests slam closing of Dallas main post officePeople’s WorldDALLAS – The main post office in this top-rung American city is slated to be closed. Union members and North Texas Jobs with Justice rallied outside the main post office here the morning of Nov. 7. Yared Wonde, President Area …
Read More »Petitioners appeal closing of East Vassalboro post office
WASHINGTON — An appeal concerning the closure of the East Vassalboro, Maine, post office has been filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission, the agency announced. The postal service announced earlier in the year that the post office, located approximately 65 miles southwest of Bangor, would be closed along with many …
Read More »Postal Service to customers: We want our stuff back! – Washington Post (blog)
KSL-TV Postal Service to customers: We want our stuff back!Washington Post (blog)By Ed O'Keefe Thousands of Postal Service letter trays, like the ones above, go missing every year. (Justin Sullivan – Getty Images) Have you ever swiped pens, tape guns, letter trays or mail tubs from a post office? Well, …
Read More »Post Office Issues All Points Bulletin
The United States Postal Service wants its bins back, no questions asked. Photo Credit: Getty Images More: continued here
Read More »New Mexico has second highest proportion of food stamp recipients – The New Mexico Independent (blog)
The New Mexico Independent (blog) New Mexico has second highest proportion of food stamp recipientsThe New Mexico Independent (blog)One in five New Mexicans, or about 20.7 of the state's population, are on food stamps, according to the US Department of Agriculture. The Wall Street Journal reports that 428642 New Mexico …
Read More »Post Office Issues All Points Bulletin – NBC Bay Area
Post Office Issues All Points BulletinNBC Bay AreaEach bin has a clear warning label that reads “Maximum penalty for theft or misuse of postal property $1000 fine and 3 years imprisonment.” That label, although serious in verbiage, hasn't seemed to deter folks from stockpiling them. The post office… More: continued …
Read More »The ‘terrifying’ celebrity Cabbage Patch Kids dolls – The Week Magazine
National Ledger The 'terrifying' celebrity Cabbage Patch Kids dollsThe Week MagazinePhoto: eBay The image: Thanks to toymaker JAKKS Pacific, Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler is now a not-especially-youthful Cabbage Patch Kid decked out in tight jeans and an abundance of beaded bracelets and necklaces. The Tyler doll — along with four …
Read More »Meeting in Newton tonight on potential post office closures – Boston.com
Meeting in Newton tonight on potential post office closuresBoston.comNewton residents will have the opportunity to speak their mind about the potential closing of five local post office branches when the US Postal Service holds the first of two public meetings tonight. Boston area Postmaster General James Holland will …U.S. Post …
Read More »Post office renamed to honor John Gerber
Barrigada building: President Obama signed into legislation a bill renaming Guam Main Facility U.S. Post Office in Barrigada, photographed yesterday, the “John Pangelinan Gerber Post Office Building.” More: continued here
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