WLS Rasmussen talks Iowa straw poll, covering the Post Office's lossesWLSOn the subject of the Post Office, which earlier this month announced a $3.5 billion loss for the fiscal third quarter, Rasmussen reported on his polling, which revealed that 75% of Americans would rather cut mail service to 3 or …
Read More »Bar-restaurant plan could breathe new life into old Post Office – This Is Lancashire
Bar-restaurant plan could breathe new life into old Post OfficeThis Is LancashireA “RED letter” day beckons for Bury's former post office in Crompton Street, which could reopen as a bar-restaurant 15 years after it closed its doors. And the new owner of the distinctive building is confident that such a …
Read More »Why can’t Calgary be Swaggerville? – Toronto Sun
Why can't Calgary be Swaggerville?Toronto SunAfter Friday's 45-35 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders at Mosaic Stadium, the Stamps split for the bye-week with a 5-2 record and a share of top shot in the CFL's West Division standings. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers, …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Post Office Cutbacks Could Spell Opportunity
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 …
Read More »Victor memories: Building housed bank, doctor, post office, store – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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 …
Read More »Food stamp usage soars – WSAU
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 …
Read More »Gold sales climb on eBay
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
Read More »Post office services to be restored at Bankfoot – Scotland Courier
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. … …
Read More »eBay Gold Dealer Sees Business Sextuple, As Prices Hit Nearly $2000/Oz. – Business Insider
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 …
Read More »Malaysia mimics U.S. food stamps
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 …
Read More »