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Apply now for food stamps at Urbandale food pantryDesMoinesRegister.comThe Des Moines Area Religious Council has partnered with the state Department of Human Services to create outreach sites where people can sign up for the federal food stamp program, called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. … More: continued here

Contact: Mark Saunders, +1-202-268-6524, mark.r.saunders@usps.gov More: continued here

DM sector slams 'arrogant' Royal Mail over Mark Design Specification changeprintweek.comRoyal Mail has been slammed for its decision to alter the Mark Design Specification (MDS) by introducing a Delivered by Royal Mail mark to all machineable UK post. Mailing houses have accused the postal operator of …Will Royal Mail's'delivered by' …

Food stamp official commits to helping the CNMISaipan TribuneWASHINGTON, DC-Responding to CNMI Delegate Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan's impassioned call to help the hungry in the Northern Mariana Islands, a top food stamp official at the Department of Agriculture committed her agency to improve the nutrition …USDA Official Commits to Help, …

Kenilworth Today “Royal Mail has let us down again”Kenilworth TodayANGRY customers feel they are not at the heart of what the Royal Mail does after it reduced late collection times at many of the town's postboxes by two hours. Fraser Pithie, who until recently used the mail box in Dencer …

The owners of the Old Chicago Post Office say they are planning an “urban Mecca” for the building and nearby property. More: continued here

Cost an issue with Burlingame post office plansSan Mateo Daily JournalWith few open lots downtown, Burlingame officials have long shown interest in purchasing the US Postal Service property at 341 Lorton Ave. Recently post office officials said the site — or a portion of it — could be put on …

Weasel Zippers Obama: We Should Be Cutting “Defense Spending As Opposed To Food Stamps”…Weasel Zippers(RCP) — ”A lot of the spending cuts that we're making should be around areas like defense spending as opposed to food stamps,” President Obama told in an interview with NPR. “What is true is that …

West Seattle Blog (blog) Police at Westwood Village post office for 'suspicious package'West Seattle Blog (blog)9:25 PM: If you're thinking of taking a piece of mail over to the Westwood Village US Post Office sometime soon – don't bother, you won't get anywhere close. Police have it blocked off. They …

Richard Burley has been appointed postmaster for the Kalispell Post Office. More: continued here