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 …
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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: …
Read More »Michelle Malkin – Marietta Daily Journal
Fresno Bee Michelle MalkinMarietta Daily JournalIn New York, Philadelphia and a total of 30 sites across the country, AmeriCorps and the Department of Agriculture are funding the “National Anti-Hunger and Opportunity Corps” to “increase access to food stamps.” National Affairs managing editor Meghan …Republican budget includes overhaul of food stampsSan …
Read More »At One Post Office, Tax Day Is a Reason to Dance and Sing
LAWRENCE, Kan. — As celebrations go, it is a peculiar one. More: continued here
Read More »Bronson, IA makes its case to save post office – KTIV
Bronson, IA makes its case to save post officeKTIV"It sort of puts you on the map, you know, having a post office," says Ernie Smith of Bronson. "We've had a post office since 1870," says City Councilman Dave Amick. And Bronson isn't ready to let it go. But the USPS …
Read More »Tax protesters join last-minute crowds at post office – KFMB
Reuters Tax protesters join last-minute crowds at post officeKFMBTea Party members showed up at the Midway post office for their third annual San Diego Tax Day Tea Party, hosted by the Southern California Tax Revolt Coalition. The spokesperson for the coalition says their goal is to send a message to …
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