Roughly one in 10 Americans is now receiving federal food stamp benefits, an all-time high that’s likely to increase as the economy worsens and more people are out of work. More: continued here
Read More »Model railway display at Blackhall Mill post office (The Journal)
A VILLAGE post office is back on the right track after people power saved it from closure. And to celebrate its reprieve, postmaster Roland Derry has turned the store into a magnet for model railway enthusiasts. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx helps Humble customers gear up for the holidays (Humble Observer)
The Humble-area FedEx Offices are offering solutions to help its local customers save time and money as they prepare to ship millions of precious holiday packages this holiday season. With a broad array of services for almost every shipping need and price range, the Humble-area FedEx Offices are well prepared …
Read More »Robbers who mistook fridge for safe during Post Office raid are jailed – Telegraph.co.uk
Robbers who mistook fridge for safe during Post Office raid are jailedTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –5 hours agoThree robbers mistook a fridge for a safe during a post office raid, a court has heard. The attackers, who left a trail of evidence that helped convict them … More: continued here
Read More »First class stamps (Evening Standard)
Wayne Rooney hit the headlines again for the wrong reasons after his lunge on Aalborg’s Kasper Risgard, which looked suspiciously like an intentional stamp. More: continued here
Read More »Chair on eBay could be stolen Frank Lloyd Wright piece (Pioneer Press)
RACINE, Wis. — Racine police are investigating whether a chair put up for sale on eBay as a Frank Lloyd Wright creation was stolen from the Wright-designed headquarters of S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. More: continued here
Read More »Holiday Post Office Deadlines – Fox 8 News WJW
Holiday Post Office DeadlinesFox 8 News WJW, OH –14 minutes agoThough the lines were short, there were still many people at the main post office headquarters in Cleveland Thursday mailing out Christmas Cards. … More: continued here
Read More »130 at Mystic Stamp share $200000 bonus – Rome Sentinel
130 at Mystic Stamp share $200000 bonusRome Sentinel, NY –1 hour agoCAMDEN — Christmas just got a little merrier for 130 Mystic Stamp Company employees, after the firm announced they will share a $200000 bonus. … More: continued here
Read More »Stamp of success for actress Wendy Adams-Evans – Times Online
Stamp of success for actress Wendy Adams-EvansTimes Online, UK –19 minutes agoA little-known actress who never landed a panto role has finally found fame as the wicked queen from Snow White on one of the Royal Mail’s Christmas … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail told us to walk faster on rounds to save money, claim furious postmen (Daily Mail)
Postal workers today complained they were being pressured into walking faster to complete their rounds under cost-saving measures. More: continued here
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