Diana Kuyper: Food stamps off table at Open Arms pantryChicago Sun-TimesThe bad news is that our ability to provide emergency food stamps at Open Arms Mission food pantry ends Thursday. The good news is volunteers will be trained in March in the finer points of helping our clients apply for food stamps (now called SNAP…
ABC Online Small towns fearing post office closuresThe Tribune-DemocratJudy Baeckel has spent 18 years as postmaster relief clerk at Shanksville's post office. She is keeping her fingers crossed, hoping that the small borough's facility won't be shuttered. “It's very important for the Shanksville post office to be kept …US Postal Service downsizes as internet age…
Air Force joins with Australia Post to celebrate aviation stamp issueAustralian Department of DefenceThe sky's the limit for military aviation enthusiasts and stamp collectors, with Australia Post's Air Force Aviation commemorative stamp issue. Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Mark Binksin, AO, said this was a very timely partnership for Air Force, … More: continued…
LONDON — Keep an eye on the mailbox — Britain’s Prince William and bride-to-be Kate Middleton have sent out invites to their hotly anticipated royal wedding to about 1,900 guests. More: continued here
University chooses new mail carrier Students living on campus will be required to purchase a post office box at the soon-to-be-renovated post office starting next semester at $70 per year. and nbsp; The regulation comes with the University’s new mail carrier, which will take over op… More: continued here
ABC News (blog) Friends and a milliner brag of invitations to William and Kate weddingExaminer.comToday, February 20, reports came in of RSVPs for the royal wedding invitations to the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton, which went out late last week by Royal Mail. The elegant, white and gold invitations were issued in the…
1 in 6 Hamilton County residents gets food stampsChattanooga Times Free PressJulie receives disability payments for her lupus and various other ailments alongside $41 a month in food stamps. At 48, Julie Kayser expected to be firmly settled in her career and saving for retirement. Instead, the former fast-food manager depends … More: continued here
Artist's son works to restore historic muralHouston ChronicleMounted above the post office door is the patient — a Depression-era painting that is chipped, peeling and may not last another five years without some emergency restoration, Zakheim estimates. "But the damage is correctable," he says. …and more » More: continued here
This overlooked bill proposes to sell off Royal Mail, devastating a good public service. The House of Lords must handle with care In the welter of activity unleashed by the coalition government the postal services bill has been under-observed by those who will be affected by it. That’s all of us in the UK. This…
TameBay It's Official – eBay Adds FedEx Shipping ServicesAuctionbytesAs reported in AuctionBytes last week, eBay is adding FedEx to the mail carriers it integrates with on the site. Sellers can select FedEx Express and FedEx Ground services from the pull down menu of shipping services when listing items …Why eBay adding FedEx option isn't enoughTameBayall…