Food stamp delays put new system on holdHouston Chronicle, United States2009 AP AUSTIN, Texas — Rising demand for food stamps has convinced the state to stop expansion of a new social services computer system blamed for a backlog in applications. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission said Thursday that further …
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A Harnett County man faces the possibility of life in prison after pleading guilty to robbing a post office. More: continued here
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Read More »Absence of letters a concern to post office — and historians – Scarlet Scuttlebutt
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Carriers for the Coeur d’Alene post office are building an impressive reputation. This week, another postal carrier saved the life of an elderly person who had fallen in her home and been unable to get up for days. More: continued here
Read More »Richard Wright Immortalized on Postage – PR Newswire (press release)
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