Fort Worth Star Telegram Historic post office in downtown Ukiah to closeSan Jose Mercury NewsUkiah's historic post office is set to close despite strong resistance from residents and preservationists. The US Postal Service said Monday that it would shut down the downtown post office and relocate its services to another facility near Highway …Future of…
Kennebec Journal Rural Maine couple lives in 2 shipping containersMiddletown JournalThe couple have transformed two 20-foot-long containers – which they bought on eBay – into their home. (AP Photo/BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO/KATE COLLINS) The Associated Press Updated 5:31 PM Monday, June 20, 2011 ELLSWORTH, Maine — A rural Maine couple …Couple moves to Ellsworth, build…
Union leaders are planning to protest the use of tax subsidies by the Rensselaer County Industrial Development Agency for the FedEx Ground distribution center being built in East Greenbush. The unions, in an announcement of the protest, say they want to ensure that corporate tax breaks end up creating “the good jobs our communities need.”…
More than 200000 electronic food stamps annually replaced by OhioDayton Daily NewsIn the last two years, nearly 51000 electronic food stamp cards were reported stolen or lost in the Miami Valley area, reflecting a larger statewide trend of Ohio annually replacing more … More: continued here
Stamps confident rookie Deane has right stuffMontreal Gazette“If we needed to play J'Michael Deane early (in the season), I would be comfortable,” Stamps coach and GM John Hufnagel said Monday. “As much as I was my first year here with the two young players we drafted at that time.” Those two players, in 2008, …and…
Pressure is increasing on the Postal Service to cut costs and to eliminate excess capacity. More: continued here
Copious Looks To Be the eBay of the Facebook EraSci-Tech TodayCopious also recommends items based on buyers' Facebook interests and other activities, rather than on previous items they have purchased, as they do on Amazon or eBay. Copious isn't the first to do this. Oodle, started by former eBay and Excite execs, …and more » More:…
Number of Nevadans on food stamps jumps 21 percentLas Vegas SunCARSON CITY — The number of Nevada food stamp recipients shot up by 21 percent in the last year, a sign of the recession's ongoing toll. Nevada ranked third in the nation in the number of new people enrolling in the Supplemental …and more » More:…
The historic downtown Ukiah post office will be closed, the U.S. Postal Service announced Monday. More: continued here
USPS Looks To Close Small Town Post OfficeKTBSUS Postal Service officials contacted postal customers in the small town to inform them of a study looking into closing the Post Office there. The possible closure is part of an effort to make up for massive budget problems with the USPS. …Groups aim to save post officeChicago…