Boxing legend Michael Watson will be guest of honour at a Royal Marines …Birmingham MailINSPIRATIONAL boxing legend Michael Watson will be guest of honour at a Royal Marines Homecoming Ball in Birmingham. The event, which takes place on Friday night, will see the cream of Birmingham's amateur boxing … More: …
Read More »Post office seeks input on closing Pasco mail facility
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Read More »Number of Texans On Food Stamps Up Sharply Amid Recession – Texas Tribune
Number of Texans On Food Stamps Up Sharply Amid RecessionTexas TribuneThe number of Texans receiving federal food assistance — commonly known as food stamps— has increased by nearly 1.4 million people in the last four years. Nearly 15 percent of Texans now receive food stamps, and many more than that …
Read More »Need for food assistance more than doubles on the Peninsula – Delmarva Now
Need for food assistance more than doubles on the PeninsulaDelmarva NowGARY EMEIGH//FOR THE DAILY TIMES DELMARVA — More than twice as many Delawareans are on food stamps today as were using the entitlement program before the economic recession began, and that has put serious pressure on food banks — entities …
Read More »Five Stamps in limbo – Calgary Herald
Five Stamps in limboCalgary HeraldFive Stamps are eligible for free agency, including punter Burke Dales, Canadian receiver Arjei Franklin, offensive lineman Tim O'Neill, linebacker Brandon Isaac and special teams ace Marc Calixte. Calgary head coach and GM John Hufnagel expects, … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Oak post office observes 20-year anniversary of shootings
Clark French of Sterling Heights was standing at his sorting station at the U.S. Post Office in Royal Oak when shots rang out Nov. 14, 1991. Clark, 56, was wounded in the back as he ran from fired letter carrier Thomas McIlvane, who shot eight people — killing four — …
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A newly planted tree to commemorate the Royal Oak Post Office shooting two decades ago bore bitter fruit for some when postal officials canceled a public event for employees Monday to mark the 20th anniversary of the deadly rampage. More: continued here
Read More »Post office seeks input on closing Pasco mail facility – TheNewsTribune.com
Indiana Public Media Post office seeks input on closing Pasco mail facilityTheNewsTribune.comOfficials with the US Postal Service want to hear from Tri-City residents about the proposal to start sorting Pasco's mail in Spokane. Last week, the postal service announced Yakima's mail facility was moving to Pasco …Post Office Considering Moving …
Read More »Residents protest potential closing of Watertown post offices – Wicked Local
Residents protest potential closing of Watertown post officesWicked LocalThe East Watertown US Post Office is one of two post offices in Watertown slated to close. By Erin Baldassari / Staff Writer Approximately 45 residents came out to the middle school auditorium Thursday to protest the potential closure of the East …
Read More »Begich: Post Office battles yielding some success – Juneau Empire
Begich: Post Office battles yielding some successJuneau EmpireMark Begich told reporters Monday the Alaska delegation was having some success at fending off changes to US Postal Service operations that might harm Alaska, but there was still work to do. Almost 90 percent of the Alaska post offices once proposed …and …
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