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As many as 17 post office branches in Detroit and other parts of southeast Michigan could be closed by the financially troubled U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here

It was 15 years ago on Aug. 28, 1996, that the divorce of Prince Charles and Princess Diana became official. After four years of separation, the fairy tale that began with their wedding in 1981 ended in divorce for the most-watched royal couple. A year later, Princess Diana died in …

Disney Pixar stamps unveiled by Postal ServiceOCRegisterANAHEIM – The US Postal Service unveiled a new series of stamps based on characters from Disney Pixar films Friday at Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim. The five stamps each feature one or more characters from five …U.S. Postal Service unveils new stamps, letter-writing …

On August 20, 1986, gunman Patrick Henry Sherrill shot and killed 14 co-workers and wounded six others before taking his own life. More: continued here

Elected officials oppose post office closings in MilwaukeeMilwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper(Photo by Robert A. Bell) Wisconsin elected officials held a press conference this week in front of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office to challenge the proposed closures of five Milwaukee area post offices. Mayor Tom Barrett, Alderwoman …

Many beginning stamp collectors believe it is best to collect stamps within a group or at least in some type of environment within which they can share their experiences and question with a group. For some collectors, this is the best way to start. More: continued here

Food stamps are used by low income families to purchase a variety of goods. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed removing sodas from the list of items that can be purchased with food stamps, in an effort to reduce obesity. However, according to the New York Times, federal officials …

The U. S. Postal Service unveiled a new series of stamps based on characters from Disney Pixar films Friday at Disney’s D23 Expo in Anaheim.The five stamps each feature one or more characters from five different Disney Pixar films: Toy Story , Ratatouille, Cars , Up and Wall E.John… More: …

DAYTON — Local counties are seeing dramatic increases in requests for public assistance programs such as food stamps and Medicaid , and the trend appears to be statewide.Nearly one-in-five Montgomery County residents was on Medicaid in 2010 and more than 82,000 households received food assistance. That is a 9 percent …

Number of Southbury Children on Food Stamps Rises SharplyPatch.comThe number of area children receiving food stamps more than doubled between 2007 and 2009, according to national data collection project Kids Count. In 2007, 10 area towns – Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, Middlebury, Monroe, Oxford, …and more » More: continued here