Thousands more on food stamps than last yearKFORThe Oklahoma Department of Human Services revealed Tuesday an increasing number of families are receiving what used to be called "food stamps." That number reached an all-time high in December and now 612285 Oklahomans are getting government food …and more » More: continued here
The announcement Tuesday that the U.S. Postal Service is considering closing one of every 10 of its retail outlets could mean changes in as many as 200 small communities in Illinois, including more than a dozen in the Springfield area. More: continued here
Contact: Mark Saunders, +1-202-268-6524, mark.r.saunders@usps.gov, More: continued here
AllFacebook It's 'Christmas in July' as Postal Service Previews 2012 Santa StampsPR Newswire (press release)WASHINGTON, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Postal Service is offering relief from the summer heat with a sneak peek at its cool 2012 Holiday Celebration Santa and Sleigh Forever stamps through social media. Using social media to reach …US Postal…
BBC News Costly scam that caught out eBay sellerBBC NewsPayPal has warned that anyone selling goods on eBay should not let the buyer come to the house to collect them. The online payment group told BBC Radio 4's You And Yours that sellers would be left without the protection of a …and more » More: continued…
Stamps' Deane of defence?Toronto SunWith a plethora of Canadian players out due to injury, the Stamps are trying to find out if they can use Deane in a different way than how they drafted him. The 2010 pick out of Michigan State and a product of Hinton, Alta., spent Tuesday's practice at …Stampeder shifting to…
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More than 100 post offices in western Pennsylvania could be closed over the next year. That’s the word from the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here
Albany Times Union (blog) Honoring Owney, the Legendary Post Office PupSmithsonian (blog)It's been more than 120 years since a little dog named Owney trotted into an Albany, New York post office and took up residence there, sleeping among the mail bags. For nine years, Owney, by then a beloved pet to the mail clerks, served…
Post office in Ben Franklin's house may closeSan Francisco ChronicleBy JOANN LOVIGLIO, AP A post office that predates the American colonies is on the Postal Service's list of branches that could close. The post office in Philadelphia's historic Old City neighborhood is the only one in the country that doesn't fly a US …Tuesday morning…