WASHINGTON, DC-It is clear that the US Postal Service is getting set to significantly downgrade its footprint. The most recent signs are news reports that it plans to approach Congress to ask for legislation that will allow it to lay off 20% of its workforce, or 120,000 workers. More: continued here
Victor memories: Building housed bank, doctor, post office, storeRochester Democrat and ChronicleThe post office and bank are shown in this photo in early 1900 as well as the bandstand, Dr. Mead's office and William Gallup's store after the cobblestone store burned. In 1872, the Bank Block, the only remaining three-story building in the village of…
Food stamp usage soarsWSAUUNDATED (WSAU) Food stamp usage is up sharply in Marathon and Lincoln counties — and state-wide. A report in the Wausau Daily Herald says there are just under 15000 Marathon County residents who receive food-stamps. That's up from just over 7000 four …Local use of food stamps doublesWausau Daily Heraldall 4 news…
Activity in the special area of eBay known as the Bullion Center is intensifying as consumers unnerved by the economic uncertainty flock to gold in hopes it will be a stable investment. More: continued here
Scotland Courier Post office services to be restored at BankfootScotland CourierPost office services are set to be returned to a Perthshire community after a three-year absence. By Mark Mackay The Bankfoot branch was closed in July 2008 following the resignation of the local sub-postmaster and the withdrawal of premises. … More: continued here
USA Today eBay Gold Dealer Sees Business Sextuple, As Prices Hit Nearly $2000/Oz.Business InsiderAmid last week's market craziness, sales of gold went nuts on eBay, according to a report from AP. On Wednesday — which was the worst day for both the dollar and US equities — the average price of US Mint-manufactured gold rose…
Economic woes spur copy of America’s subsidized grocery plan Patrick Winn Malaysia’s government plans to ease citizens’ rising food costs by copying America’s decades-old “food stamp” program. The stamps will ” cushion the rising cost of living ,” Malaysia’s deputy prime minister told The Star newspaper. As anyone from recession-hit regions of the U.S. should…
MORE than 500 people are demanding the return of a post office in Oxford. More: continued here
The Star 'Pally' good show for the Royal MailThe StarINNOVATIVE, eco-friendly, packaging systems specialist Loadhog could be poised for a major breakthrough with Royal Mail. The state owned postal service has been running trials with Loadhog's Pally & Lid system, which combines two of the … More: continued here
A POSTMAN has been suspended amid fears he failed to deliver exam results to pupils because it was raining. More: continued here