Shreveport Housing Authority charged with trafficking food stampsShreveport TimesA Shreveport public housing manager is behind bars after the Caddo sheriff's office charged her with illegally buying and selling food stamps. … More: continued here
Read More »UPS donating up to $1M to Haiti relief effort (San Francisco Chronicle)
Shipping giant UPS is donating up to $1 million in cash and services to the relief effort in earthquake-crippled Haiti. The world’s largest shipping carrier said Wednesday the donation through its charitable arm, The UPS Foundation, consists of $500,000 in… United Parcel Service – Haiti – FedEx – Business and …
Read More »State proclaims eBay auctions a success (The Providence Journal)
General treasurer will go forward with plans to routinely auction unclaimed property on eBay More: continued here
Read More »Owners of rare stamps sought (The Press)
Police would like to track down the owners of a collection of rare and valuable stamps found in Dunedin. More: continued here
Read More »More families relying on food stamps to feed their kids (Los Angeles Times)
A study finds 7 million additional people receiving food stamps compared with a year ago, half of them children. California had a 21% increase in recipients. The United States has more poor children now than it did a year ago. More: continued here
Read More »US travel companies suspend operations in Haiti (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Airlines unsure when service to Haiti will resume * UPS, FedEx holding deliveries * Royal Caribbean says Labadee appears undamaged (Adds logistics companies) NEW YORK, Jan 13 (Reuters) – U.S … More: continued here
Read More »Polite robbery suspect waits for police (UPI)
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13 (UPI) — An employee at a FedEx Kinko’s store in Portland said a man allegedly handed him a note explaining he was robbing the store, but would wait around for police. More: continued here
Read More »Man offers apologetic robbery note, waits for cops (AP via Yahoo! News)
Portland police said a man handed an apologetic robbery note to an employee at a FedEx Kinko’s store, then waited for police to arrive. Employee Paul Rhoney said the note said: “This is a robbery, I’ll wait outside for police, sorry.” More: continued here
Read More »Senators step up for Sundance post office – Steamboat Pilot
Senators step up for Sundance post officeSteamboat PilotMark Udall and Michael Bennet have asked US Postmaster General John Potter to keep Steamboat's Sundance post office branch fully open until a new, … More: continued here
Read More »Downtown post office to remain open (San Antonio Express-News)
Nearly two weeks after a proposal to close the downtown post office, officials said the station will remain open for retail services and post office boxes. More: continued here
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