Mayor Bloomberg on the Right Track With Food Stamp Soda BanHuffington Post (blog)The Obama administration recently turned down New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban the use of food stamps for soda purchases. The US Department of Agriculture said the proposal was too complicated. But as a nutrition …
Read More »The Dead-End Cult of ‘Burning Man’ – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal The Dead-End Cult of 'Burning Man'Wall Street JournalI'll bet $450—the going price for a ticket on eBay—that the coming Burning Man rave in the Nevada desert is not on your to-do list. It's not on mine either. (I like bathing.) But 50000 souls are headed there on …
Read More »Julia Stamps to run again in Santa Rosa
One of Santa Rosa’s greatest runners, Julia Stamps Mallon, has moved back to her hometown and plans to run Sunday in the Santa Rosa Marathon, now in its third year. More: continued here
Read More »Hurricane Delays Release of List of Alaska Post Offices Spared from Closure – KTUU
Hurricane Delays Release of List of Alaska Post Offices Spared from ClosureKTUUOn August 22 nd , USPS Alaska District Manager Diane Horbuchuk said 25 Alaska post offices are now off the list. But Horbuchuk did not say which ones survived the proposed cuts. Horbuchuk says the Post Office is following …
Read More »More county residents using food stamps
The number of people who receive food stamps in Sonoma County continues to grow at a steady rate, yet less than half of the county residents eligible for the federal program are enrolled. More: continued here
Read More »Customs Dog Finds Another Load of “Ice” at Post Office – Pacific News Center
Customs Dog Finds Another Load of "Ice" at Post OfficePacific News CenterGuam – A drug detector dog sniffed out another load of "ice" at the main Post Office in Barrigada. Custom's Lt. Ferdinand Soriano reports that last Sunday, August 21, officers from the Guam Customs & Quarantine Agency's Special Enforcement …
Read More »New postmasters en route for Templeton, Los Osos, Cambria – San Luis Obispo Tribune
New postmasters en route for Templeton, Los Osos, CambriaSan Luis Obispo TribunePostmaster Gerry Kalar's last day at the Cambria Post Office is today. She will begin her new job as Templeton postmaster on Monday, taking over for Sandra Dooley, who moved up to the Los Osos postmaster slot. Kalar, 55, …
Read More »FedEx Cup: PGA Tour Announces the Barclays Will Be Shortened to 54 Holes
The first round of the 2011 FedEx Cup playoffs could not have gotten off to any rockier of a start this week in New Jersey at Plainfield Country Club. Earlier in the week, the east coast of the US was struck by a very rare earthquake that was felt all …
Read More »Ex-Post Office Employee Pleads Guilty To Local Mail Theft
A former U.S. Postal Service employee has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing mail from an area post office. More: continued here
Read More »Area post offices may close – Chillicothe Constitution Tribune
Sheridan Media (press release) Area post offices may closeChillicothe Constitution Tribune25) for a meeting at the Mooresville Community Center, regarding the closing of their town's post office. This was a town hall-style meeting, held by the United States Postal Service, and gave residents a chance to voice their opinions on …
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