A Smackover woman is auctioning the right to choose the legal first name of her as yet unborn baby on eBay. More: continued here
Read More »Obama on report that jobless rate in July fell for the first time … – ABC News
Seattle Post Intelligencer Obama on report that jobless rate in July fell for the first time …ABC NewsWhite may soon join the more than 34 million people already receiving food stamps. Since the recession hit in December 2007, that number has been growing. …Obama: "The Worst May Be Behind Us"CBS …
Read More »Classic TV shows get USPS commemorative stamps – Signal
Classic TV shows get USPS commemorative stampsSignalThe US Postal Service will hold a first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for the 44-cent "Early TV Memories" series of first-class commemorative stamps at … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail to strike over pay and jobs (Guardian Unlimited)
Up to 25,000 set to take part in action that threatens the biggest disruption to Royal Mail deliveries in two years Thousands of postal staff across Britain are to launch a series of strikes in an escalating dispute over pay and jobs tomorrow, threatening the biggest disruption to Royal Mail …
Read More »800 Royal Mail staff to strike for three days over jobs battle (The Herald)
Royal Mail is bracing itself for yet more disruption as more than 800 Scottish postal workers join colleagues across the UK on a three-day walkout from tomorrow, in an ongoing dispute over job cuts and modernisation. More: continued here
Read More »Use of food stamps hits record high (NBC 24 Toledo)
As the economic recession continues, a record number of people are using food stamps to buy their groceries. Government figures show for the first time ever more than 34 million Americans received food stamps in May. More: continued here
Read More »Blaze damages Peterborough area post office (The North Bay Nugget)
FRASERVILLE, Ont. — A fire that destroyed a garage last night also damaged an adjacent home that houses the Fraserville post office on County Rd. 28. Soon after the blaze started about 6:30 p.m.[…] More: continued here
Read More »Truck strikes N. Knoxville post office (Knoxville News Sentinel)
KNOXVILLE – A man drove a pickup truck into the U.S. Post Office branch on Broadway just before 3 p.m. today. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail workers to strike in Bristol over weekend (This is Bristol)
About 900 Royal Mail workers in the Bristol area are going on strike this weekend in a row over pay. More: continued here
Read More »Post office protest (FOX 35 Orlando)
With post office cuts looming, some local residents say “not our branch.” More: continued here
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