New York Daily News Post Office beams up new stamps with 'Star Trek' artNew York Daily NewsThe next mission of the U.S. Postal Service will send science fiction fans into orbit by offering a new collection of “Star Trek”-themed forever stamps. The stamps will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the …
Read More »Florida reinstating work requirements for food stamp recipients – Sun Sentinel
Sun Sentinel Florida reinstating work requirements for food stamp recipientsSun SentinelNearly 75,000 people in South Florida could lose their food stamps next year if they don't find a job or enroll in a training program. As of Jan. 1, the state is reinstating a requirement that nondisabled adults between the …
Read More »Postage stamps with individuals’ portraits and heritage sites launched – Kathmandu Post
Kathmandu Post Postage stamps with individuals' portraits and heritage sites launchedKathmandu PostJan 1, 2016- The Department of Postal Services has introduced new postage stamps depicting the photos of politicians Ganesh Man Singh and Nagendra Prasad Rijal, great poet Sidhicharan Shrestha, social worker Devi Prasad Upreti, economist Yadav … More: continued here
Read More »Boulder-fueled Pluto mission commemorated with a stamp – Boulder Daily Camera
Boulder-fueled Pluto mission commemorated with a stampBoulder Daily CameraA souvenir sheet of stamps will be issued in late May or early June by the United States Postal Service honoring the achievements of the New Horizons mission flyby of Pluto, a pioneering space project with strong Boulder ties. (New Horizons Pluto …
Read More »Historic post office mural lies hidden under paint – Picayune Item
Picayune Item Historic post office mural lies hidden under paintPicayune ItemHowever, according to Davis, the downtown post office was built sometime in the late 1930s or early in 1940, because Davis writes that the post office was new in 1940 when Robertson, a Washington, D.C.-based painter, came to Picayune to …
Read More »eBay Markdown Manager Breaks as Sellers Encounter Tech Issues – EcommerceBytes
eBay Markdown Manager Breaks as Sellers Encounter Tech IssuesEcommerceByteseBay Markdown Manager appears to broken again as sellers encountered various technical issues on New Year's Eve. Reports came in via Ecommerce EKG as well as industry discussion boards. One seller wrote on Twitter on Thursday, "Markdown …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Why the Post Office Makes America Great – New York Times
New York Times Why the Post Office Makes America GreatNew York TimesThe first time I needed to mail something, I trekked over to my campus's post office, looking for the line to get my envelope weighed. The staff was used to befuddled international students like me, I suppose, and one …
Read More »Royal Mail concern as residents in Crediton say their letters arrived opened – Tiverton Mid Devon Gazette
Royal Mail concern as residents in Crediton say their letters arrived openedTiverton Mid Devon GazetteROYAL MAIL says they are "extremely concerned" following claims that residents in Crediton are having their Christmas post opened. Several residents in both Copplestone and Lapford have claimed they had received opened mail. Sally Louise Stone …
Read More »ASK THE EBAY QUEEN: Should I switch shipping methods? – Ottawaherald.com
Ottawaherald.com ASK THE EBAY QUEEN: Should I switch shipping methods?Ottawaherald.comDear eBay Queen: I've been selling on eBay for several years. In the last two years, I've changed what I sell and I am primarily sending items out first class mail instead of priority. Since this change, I am spending countless …
Read More »Advocates push for the US Postal Service to offer basic banking – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times Advocates push for the US Postal Service to offer basic bankingLos Angeles TimesWASHINGTON — Until the late 1960s, you could walk into a post office and deposit money in a savings account at the same time that you bought stamps or mailed packages. An outgrowth of the …
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