There’s good bad news and good news in Washington for the U.S. Postal Service, a semi-independent federal agency, which is only slightly propped up with tax dollars.The bad news is that like many businesses, the USPS has fallen on hard times, suffering through consecutive years of operating… More: continued here
Read More »Kabbage Brings Working Capital To EBay, Amazon And Yahoo Merchants
Online merchants who sell products through websites like eBay and Amazon often have trouble getting working capital from banks.Start-up Kabbage specializes in providing working capital (technically they are not loans) to these particular businesses, with new ways of underwriting based on online data to determine which ones are worth funding.Kabbage, …
Read More »The Food Stamp President – FutureOfCapitalism.com
The Food Stamp PresidentFutureOfCapitalism.comThe Obama administration has chosen a Friday afternoon in the summer to put out the news that it is refusing New York City's request to prevent food stamp recipients in the city from using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to pay …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Possibly changes coming to Owensboro Post Office
The study to determine whether consolidating services with Evansville would work is already underway. More: continued here
Read More »How to enjoy a Muskoka vacation – Toronto Sun
How to enjoy a Muskoka vacationToronto SunCombine a few days at Deerhurst Resort and a dinner cruise on the Royal Mail Ship Segwun and you have a real Muskoka vacation. We did just that last week with the grandchildren and it was an adventure to long remember -even Mother Nature …
Read More »Rule changes would streamline appeals for proposed post office closings – Washington Post (blog)
Rule changes would streamline appeals for proposed post office closingsWashington Post (blog)“The new rules simplify the procedures for person's wishing to appeal a post office closing or consolidation,” the commission said in its filing. The changes to the current rules, which are more than 30 years old, would get rid …
Read More »Weekly Roundup of eBay Vintage Clothing Finds (PHOTOS) – Huffington Post
Weekly Roundup of eBay Vintage Clothing Finds (PHOTOS)Huffington PostNo time to page through thousands of eBay listings? Then just sneak a peek at my weekly eBay roundup of top vintage clothing finds. This eclectic mix of designer and non-designer vintage clothing and accessories caught my discerning eye because of its …
Read More »Post offices and time travel – Washington Post (blog)
Post offices and time travelWashington Post (blog)This is a post office that, according to the original caption, “Appalachian Trail hikers have come to rely on for vital supply drops on their trip from Georgia to Maine.” Not, er, sending or receiving mail, but that sounds nice too. … More: continued …
Read More »Feds: RI 7-Eleven owner took food stamps for cash – Boston Globe
Feds: RI 7-Eleven owner took food stamps for cashBoston GlobePROVIDENCE, RI—A former 7-Eleven franchisee in Rhode Island has been accused of taking food stamp benefits for cash at his Providence convenience store. A complaint unsealed on Friday in US District Court in Providence says 43-year-old Syed Shah …and more » More: …
Read More »Lecompton post office safe from closure, Jenkins says – Lawrence Journal World
Lecompton post office safe from closure, Jenkins saysLawrence Journal WorldLynn Jenkins, R-Topeka, said Friday that the post office in Lecompton is safe from being closed. "My sense is you are going to be fine," Jenkins told nearly 100 people who attended a town hall meeting. Several Lecompton residents raised alarms …
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