Rural post offices will soon get digitally connectedEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: The communications and IT ministry is set to a launch a slew of schemes on December 28 that will seek to digitally connect rural post offices across the country and enable core banking facilities at 12,000 other post offices. The …
Read More »U.S. breast cancer stamp hits milestone: 1 billion sold – Sacramento Bee
Sacramento Bee U.S. breast cancer stamp hits milestone: 1 billion soldSacramento BeeNearly 20 years ago, a U.S. postage stamp was born, designed to raise research money for breast cancer. This month, the colorful stamp reached a milestone: The 1 billionth sold. For the stamp's creator, Sacramento breast cancer expert Dr. …
Read More »Food stamps: Odd success – Tribune-Review
Food stamps: Odd successTribune-ReviewOf course, the government and garden-variety “progressives” point to this as a grand “success” of the food stamp system, formally known as SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. As if taxpayers being nicked for about $6 billion a month is … More: continued here
Read More »Post Office Investigating Mail Found in Hammond Trash Can – NBC Chicago
NBC Chicago Post Office Investigating Mail Found in Hammond Trash CanNBC ChicagoThe U.S. Postal Service is investigating how more than two dozen pieces of mail ended up being dumped into a trash can outside a home in northwestern Indiana. Al Lebioda tells The (Munster) Times he discovered the letters on …
Read More »Post Office investigating mail found in Hammond trash can – WISH-TV
WISH-TV Post Office investigating mail found in Hammond trash canWISH-TVAll but two of the letters were unopened, with one from the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The case was turned over to the U.S. Postal Service-Office of Inspector General, which conducts internal investigations of the post office. Post Office…and more » …
Read More »Not happy with your Christmas presents? Use eBay Valet for free – ABC2 News
ABC2 News Not happy with your Christmas presents? Use eBay Valet for freeABC2 NewsIf you're less than thrilled with any of the presents under the tree this Christmas, eBay wants you to unload them online. And the auction site is offering its Valet service for free on Dec. 26 and …
Read More »Entries sought for Hawaii Wildlife Conservation stamp contest – West Hawaii Today
West Hawaii Today Entries sought for Hawaii Wildlife Conservation stamp contestWest Hawaii TodayThe state Department of Land and Natural Resources is holding an art contest for its 2016-17 Hawaii Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird stamps. The Division of Forestry and Wildlife is seeking entries depicting a game mammal and game …
Read More »HPD Seeking Identity of Post Office Vandals – Big Island Now
Big Island Now HPD Seeking Identity of Post Office VandalsBig Island NowHawaiʻi Island police are asking the public for help in identifying two persons observed on video surveillance damaging a lock on a mailbox at a Post Office in the Puna District today, Thursday, Dec. 24, at approximately 1:26 a.m.. …
Read More »U.S. Postal Service Christmas Eve hours: Many offices close early today – OregonLive.com
AL.com U.S. Postal Service Christmas Eve hours: Many offices close early todayOregonLive.comToday, U.S. Post Offices will close early for the holiday. Here is the rundown from the U.S. Postal Service about hours and collections: Post Offices nationwide will be open Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24; however, many will shorten lobby …
Read More »eBay wants to take all the misfit toys people didn’t want for Christmas – Quartz
eBay wants to take all the misfit toys people didn't want for ChristmasQuartzHalf of Americans received unwanted holiday gifts last year, and more than a third of Americans kept those gifts. But a good number of other folks seemed to have listed the unwanted stuff on eBay, which says it …
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