The Chambersburg Post Office will close its doors Sept. 9, 44 years after it opened them. The closing comes on the heels of a U.S. Postal Service announcement that any of 3,700 locations nationwide might close to help the financially struggling… More: continued here
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New York Times (blog) Rick Perry Slams Food Stamps, Government SubsidiesThe State ColumnMore recently, Perry criticized the Obama administration's comments on food stamps or the Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said “when you talk about the SNAP program or the food …Rick Perry …
Read More »Factbox: U.S. Post Office’s troubled financial past
(Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service, worn down by years of multibillion-dollar losses and facing insolvency next month, is lobbying Congress to pass a measure allowing it to overhaul its business model. More: continued here
Read More »Global Business Travel convention opens in Denver – Bizjournals.com
Global Business Travel convention opens in DenverBizjournals.com24, features former US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, ex-eBay CEO Meg Whitman and actor-director Sean Penn as keynote speakers. Also on hand are the CEOs of United Airlines , Southwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines parent Republic Airways Holdings …CEOs land in Denver this week …
Read More »Thom Hartmann Slams Fox and Friends Over Economic Stimulus Of Food Stamps – Mediaite.com
Mediaite.com Thom Hartmann Slams Fox and Friends Over Economic Stimulus Of Food StampsMediaite.comLiberal radio and TV host Thom Hartmann took on the gang at Fox and Friends this week over the stimulative properties of food stamps and unemployment benefits. Fox and Friends, along with other … More: continued here
Read More »Number of Oxford Children on Food Stamps Rises – Patch.com
ABNA.ir Number of Oxford Children on Food Stamps RisesPatch.comKids Count, a data and policy book supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, releases its most recent findings on children's health, with 105 Oxford children on food stamps. By Christian Camerota The number of area children receiving food stamps more …Decade …
Read More »Chambersburg Post Office to close in September – Jacksonville Journal-Courier
Chambersburg Post Office to close in SeptemberJacksonville Journal-CourierThe closing comes on the heels of a US Postal Service announcement that any of 3700 locations nationwide might close to help the financially struggling agency, which lost $8 billion last year. For the people of Chambersburg, the post office is a big …
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Masters champ Charl Schwartzel opts out of the first leg of the $10 million FedEx Cup playoffs. More: continued here
Read More »Malmesbury posties will have to drive to Wootton Bassett after Royal Mail … – Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
Malmesbury posties will have to drive to Wootton Bassett after Royal Mail…Wilts and Gloucestershire StandardA BID to persuade the Royal Mail to keep a mail storage facility in Malmesbury when its sorting office shuts down next year has failed. Traders and councillors had battled to encourage officials from the organisation …
Read More »Local post offices participate in Passport Day
Passport Day set at post officesSCRANTON – The Stafford Avenue Post Office in Scranton, the Carbondale Post Office on Dundaff Street and the Clarks Summit Post Office on South State Street will host passport fairs on Saturday, Sept. 17, to process passp More: continued here
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