Youngblood: New postage stamps give green power a boostBlue Springs ExaminerBy Lynn Youngblood When my kids were young one of our favorite pastimes, besides spending time outdoors, was stamp collecting. One year for Christmas I bought each of them a Philatelic Book which came with special, clear sheet protectors. … …
Read More »Postal Worker Attacked, Left Unconscious Outside Post Office – WTAE Pittsburgh
Postal Worker Attacked, Left Unconscious Outside Post OfficeWTAE PittsburghA postal worker who had been attacked from behind was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after being found unconscious on the ground outside his local post office early Monday morning, the US Postal Inspection Service said. Jeff Gogets, 50, had facial …and …
Read More »Stamp of approval – Berkshire Eagle
Stamp of approvalBerkshire EagleYou could use a new postage stamp featuring the nation's first president based on the portrait hanging in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. A new US Postal Service stamp features the Clark's 18th … More: continued here
Read More »Deadline looms as taxpayers file returns – WXXA
Deadline looms as taxpayers file returnsWXXALucky for many, the Post Office Processing Center in Colonie is open until 10 pm Monday. In past year's it's been open until midnight on tax day, but Albany Postmaster Joe Finan says Tax Day isn't the same as it used to be. “The IRS …
Read More »E-filers reduce last-minute rush at Post Office
According to the Internal Revenue Service, 101 million e-filed federal tax returns were received by Monday morning — an 8.8 percent increase from last year. It was the first time that more than 100 million had filed electronically in any given year since the e-file program went national in 1990, …
Read More »Postal price hike – News 10NBC
WKRG-TV Postal price hikeNews 10NBCThe price of sending parcels and magazines went up, as did services like certified and registered mail and signature confirmation. International postage rates are up, and the price of postcard stamps is up a penny. First-class stamps are staying at 44 …Postal Rates To Increase For …
Read More »Your government at work – Charleston Post Courier
The Guardian Your government at workCharleston Post CourierNevertheless, the Postal Service says it will not withdraw the three billion stamps it has printed. A spokesman said, “We still love the stamp design and would have selected this photograph anyway.” Former New York Mayor Ed Koch said, “It simply means …Oops: …
Read More »Willistown homeowner surrenders dozens of dogs – Daily Local News
Willistown homeowner surrenders dozens of dogsDaily Local NewsAccording to SPCA spokesman Rich Britton, the tipster had visited the home after learning the animals had been offered sale on the online auction site eBay. According to a report by NBC Philadelphia, the homeowner's name is Bonnie …54 Dogs Rescued From Malvern …
Read More »Local news digest – STLtoday.com
Local news digestSTLtoday.comStanding in front of the Jefferson City Post Office, flanked by charts and graphics, state Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, used Monday's deadline for filing income taxes to make the pitch for the measure proponents call "Fair Tax. …Lawmaker Wants to Replace State Income Tax with Consumption TaxOzarksFirst.comall 20 …
Read More »USPS calls Lowber post office closure ‘temporary’ – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
USPS calls Lowber post office closure 'temporary'Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewLowber resident Sandie Choban heard a rumor two weeks ago that the post office serving her Sewickley Township village was in danger of closing. Choban, a resident for 43 years, said she had one simple question: "I wanted to know …and more » More: …
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