UK & World News: £15m extra for Christmas post drive
Royal Mail is to invest an extra £15 million in its operation to handle the huge Christmas postbag this year. More: continued here
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Former AVCP staffer fired for phony duck stamp letter – Alaska Dispatch
Former AVCP staffer fired for phony duck stamp letterAlaska DispatchA $15 fee for an annual permit to hunt birds may not seem like a big deal, but it strikes at a core tension within Alaska — whether the land's first inhabitants should be forced to get a stamp and pay money simply to feed themselves….
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Small town post offices may close, residents feel some sense of community to go too
Park Valley isn’t the smallest town in Utah. But it sure feels like it. But, Park Valley’s sense of community is as big as the surrounding mountains. So when the community heard a few months ago that they might lose their post office, they were upset. More: continued here
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Plan to save Postal Service wouldn’t help area offices – Joplin Globe
KSL-TV Plan to save Postal Service wouldn't help area officesJoplin GlobeAs a bipartisan proposal to save the US Postal Service from termination was announced last week, the clock continued ticking for mostly rural post offices slated for closure. Postal Service spokesman Richard Watkins said the legislation proposed in the …Small town post offices may close,…
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Food stamps surge – World Magazine
World Magazine Food stamps surgeWorld MagazineA thoughtful study by Washington University professor Mark Rank projects that half of US children are or will be in a household that uses food stamps at some point during their childhood. The study, "Estimating the Risk of Food Stamp Use and …Congresswoman Tastes Life on Food StampsPatch.comSpeier calls food-stamp…
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Pricing Problem Lands eBay Seller in Hot Water – AuctionBytes Blog (blog)
Pricing Problem Lands eBay Seller in Hot WaterAuctionBytes Blog (blog)I have been a buyer/seller on EBAY since 2000 but have only made 15 sales in this reporting "period". I have been trying to do all I can to satisfy each of my buyers, by listing accurate descriptions, (vintage collectibles), communicating quickly and … More: continued…
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Small town post offices may close, residents feel some sense of community to … – KSL-TV
KSL-TV Small town post offices may close, residents feel some sense of community to …KSL-TVSo when the community heard a few months ago that they might lose their post office, they were upset. "It really made me feel bad when I saw we were on the list," said Brent Rose. Brent Rose is a rancher…
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Residents pack Town Hall in support of post office – Plattsburgh Press Republican
Word on the Shore Residents pack Town Hall in support of post officePlattsburgh Press RepublicanAbout 45 citizens filled Elizabethtown Town Hall to voice their trepidation about the possible closure of the New Russia Post Office. Dan Cronin, manager of US Postal Service Post Office Operations for the area from Glens Falls to Watertown, …Third Ave….
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£15m extra for Christmas post drive
Royal Mail is to invest an extra £15 million in its operation to handle the huge Christmas postbag this year. More: continued here
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County strikes back at Postal Service for Phippsburg office
The Routt County Board of Commissioners doesn’t plan to allow the U.S. Postal Service to close the Phippsburg Post Office without one last fight. More: continued here