Food Stamps in Hard TimesNew York Times, United StatesIn seeking an instant jolt to the economy, almost nothing beats food stamps. Hungry people who get federal food aid don’t horde it. They don’t put vouchers under the mattress. They rush out and spend their share at the corner grocery or deli …
Read More »Senator pleads for Murrumbateman post office to stay open – ABC Online
Senator pleads for Murrumbateman post office to stay openABC Online, AustraliaNew South Wales Nationals Senator Fiona Nash is asking Australia Post to find a way to keep the Murrumbateman Post Office open for at least another six months. Australia Post plans to close the post office this weekend because the current …
Read More »Cost of stamps going up two cents – Charlton County Herald
Cost of stamps going up two centsCharlton County Herald, GAThe price of a first-class mail stamp will rise two cents May 11, sending the cost to post a one-ounce letter up to 44 cents. Rising operational costs are the reason for the adjustment, say United States Postal Service officials. …Cuts for …
Read More »Post office moving to 24-40 – Tonganoxie Mirror
Post office moving to 24-40Tonganoxie Mirror, KSBy Estuardo Garcia Despite a freeze on construction of new post offices, it appears the post office in Tonganoxie will be getting a new home. Postmaster Ron Hubbard said the money for the new post office was allocated last year before the construction … More: …
Read More »Hamish McRae: If we can't run the Royal Mail, we'd better let the … – Independent
Hamish McRae: If we can't run the Royal Mail, we'd better let the …Independent, UKYet here the proposed sale of 30 per cent of the Royal Mail to a foreign buyer, the Dutch TNT, is causing huge concern. That raises three questions. Why the resistance to the sale? Why, given the …
Read More »State loses $476K on eBay boat sale – Philadelphia Metro
State loses $476K on eBay boat salePhiladelphia Metro, PASarah Palin found no takers when she famously tried to sell Alaska’s luxury jet on eBay. The state of New York had better luck Monday, selling a ferry on eBay that was meant for Governor’s Island. Unfortunately, the 50-year-old boat fetched $476400 …$23600 …
Read More »Wadsworth finds eBay a hot spot for selling used fire, police … – Akron Beacon Journal
Wadsworth finds eBay a hot spot for selling used fire, police …Akron Beacon Journal, OH''We are no longer confined to local buyers; when we go to eBay, we have the world,'' Wadsworth Fire Chief Ralph Copley said. ''It has been very profitable for us.'' Usually, bids are limited to local agencies …
Read More »Jack White made going to the Post Office fun – Wicked Local West Roxbury
Jack White made going to the Post Office funWicked Local West Roxbury, MABy Rachel M. Weiner On a routine trip to the post office to mail a birthday card, you probably wouldn’t expect to be greeted by lava lamps or asked what size pen you’d like to use (“medium or large?”). …
Read More »Freehold seeks Smith's help to keep postal unit – News Transcript
Freehold seeks Smith's help to keep postal unitNews Transcript, NJUSPS officials have acknowledged in the past two weeks that they may be looking to remove that trailer and to consolidate services for Freehold Borough and Freehold Township in the post office at the Raintree shopping center, Route 537, … More: continued …
Read More »Judge denies appeal in shoplifting ring – MSNBC
Judge denies appeal in shoplifting ringMSNBCAuthorities say Soldier and Michelle Kartes sold between $200000 and $400000 worth of stolen goods on the Internet auction site eBay. Kartes was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay $50000. More: continued here
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