Cleanup efforts under way at local Post officeGalveston County Daily News, TXQ: Why is the post office on Broadway looking so shabby, with trash and downed palm fronds covering the patch of overgrown weeds in front of the building? A: The US Postal Service had two facility maintenance employees. One recently transferred to … More: continued…
Roanoke Times Tiny Bath Co. post office will keep its doors openRoanoke Times, VAThe Williamsville office signed a new one-year lease, but its long-term future remains uncertain. By Courtney Cutright File February Mel and Barbara Herwald leave the Williamsville post office in Bath County. The office, which was at risk of closing, … More: continued here
Study: Recession pushing Illinoisans into povertyChicago Tribune, United StatesBy TAMMY WEBBER | AP Writer CHICAGO – The recession likely has pushed hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans into poverty, according to a study released Thursday, and two leading indicators — use of food stamps and emergency food assistance — appear to …A summary of the Heartland Alliance…
$5000 Home Foreclosures Selling On eBayWebWire (press release), GAApparently the US foreclosure crises has foreclosure home buyers making bargain purchases on eBay. With some moderate sized homes selling outright (free and clear of liens) for less than $5000. There also appears to be (Apparent) bargains among larger … More: continued here
Congress adopts budget plan endorsing Obama goalsAustin American-Statesman, TXHouse Democrats said completion of the budget will be followed by a pay-as-you-go law that would require — after some exceptions for Bush-era tax cuts — that new tax cuts and increases in federal benefit programs such as food stamps, … More: continued here
USA Today Reaction to Specter's Move Is Divided by PartyNew York Times, United StatesDesmond McDonnell, 51, a property manager who was coming out of the Ardmore post office and is an independent, said he had voted for Mr. Specter and would consider doing so again but he too was baffled. “I don't understand why he makes…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jeff Klauk might know every blade of grass on the Stadium Course at the TPC Sawgrass after growing up watching his father, retired golf course superintendent Fred Klauk, tend to the course for The Players Championship. More: continued here
Dear Mr. Berko: I’m considering the purchase of either United Parcel Service or FedEx Corp. As you know, both companies are in the same business, though FedEx seems to have been around longer. More: continued here
Gawker paidContent.org – Facebook Exec Moves Closer To Running For …Washington Post, United StatesWhitman, the former eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) CEO who is considering a run for governor in California, has been questioned on her record at the firm. Just Tuesday, Whitman had to defend the purchase of Skype in front of reporters, saying "we thought it…
A SAFE containing a large quantity of cash has been stolen from a post office. More: continued here