Owensburg public meeting on post office closure set for next MondayGreene County Daily WorldThat date was too quick for the US Postal Service, who instead mailed notices of the upcoming meeting to postal patrons on Monday. The Owensburg Post Office was placed under emergency suspension Aug. 20 due to lack of qualified personnel, according to…
Mongabay.com New US stamp seeks to raise money for endangered speciesMongabay.comAs of today, buying a stamp may help save some of the world's most beloved and endangered species. The US Postal Service has released a new stamp that will raise money for the Multinational Species Conservation Funds (MSCF) which works to save tigers, …Helping to…
President Barack Obama is weighing in on what should be done about the U.S. Postal Service’s financial woes. The post office is losing money because email and smart phones have decreased demand for its services. More: continued here
Grocery owners set to plead in food stamp scamDodge City Daily GlobeBy Staff reports AP The owners of a second Wichita grocery store appear ready to change their pleas in a food stamp conspiracy case. Muhammad Qadeer Akram and his wife, Shama Qadeer, had change-of-plea hearings scheduled Tuesday in federal court. …and more » More: continued…
NEWS.com.au Civil War era photo eerily resembles Nicolas Cage, sparks vampire rumorsFox News (blog)Here is how the eBay listing for the photo reads. “Original c.1870 carte de visite showing a man who looks exactly like Nick Cage. Personally, I believe it's him and that he is some sort of walking undead / vampire, et cetera,…
FURIOUS Bridgwater MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has branded the “technical problems” delaying opening of the town’s temporary Post office as “farcical”. More: continued here
US Stocks Off To Mixed Start: Stamps.com Jets HigherInvestor’s Business DailyStamps.com (STMP) vaulted 3% higher at the open, but gave back gains and was down less than 1%. The thinly traded online stamps and postage service provider is extended after a rebound from 10-week support early this month. …and more » More: continued here
The Guardian (blog) Windows 8 Developer tablets popping up on eBayCNETSome of the folks who received free Windows Developer tablets at Microsoft's Build conference last week are already trying to turn a tidy profit from them via eBay. A quick search on the online auction site for "Windows Developer tablet" scored four of …Samsung Windows…
Daily Mail Man, woman found dead in Luke AFB post officeMaxwell-Gunter Air Force BaseA man and a woman were found dead in the post office on Luke Air Force Base Sunday. The man, identified as a Defense Department civilian employee who was authorized access to the facility, was found with his wife about 7 pm…
Food Stamp Crowd Swamps NJ OfficeMyFox PhiladelphiaBut there are more people than stamps, and not enough money for everyone in line. Fox 29 was in line along with a lot of people in Vineland, NJ, as people started lining up at 3 am, since Tuesday was the last day to apply for the vouchers. …and…