Bradenton Herald Holmes Beach Post Office will continue PO box service, says Rep. Vern BuchananBradenton HeraldHOLMES BEACH — On Tuesday afternoon, Peggy Myers and her business partner, Jack Jackson, received an email with news they — and many in Holmes Beach — had been hoping for: The P.O. boxes in the post office they manage…
Berkeley briefs: Minidorm discussion postponed; celebration at downtown post…Contra Costa TimesThe City Council on April 28 postponed until September a discussion of operating standards for minidorms and other group living accommodations, after several residents organizations, including some representing university students, complained they were …and more » More: continued here
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth American Flag Flies Upside Down at Dallas Post OfficeNBC 5 Dallas-Fort WorthThe U.S. Postal Service calls an American flag found flying upside down at a Dallas post office an "unfortunate mishap." NBC 5 viewer Rick Yarber said he noticed the flag upside down Wednesday morning just before the post office on…
Curbed NY Post Office-Topping Condos To Be Named The Sorting HouseCurbed NYDeveloper Cadence Property Group has named its condo project at 320 West 52nd Street in Hell's Kitchen The Sorting House in reference (we guess?) to the fact that it will sit on top of the Radio City Post Office, where mail is sorted, and…
Roanoke treasurer warns of possible late property tax penalties following post…Roanoke TimesAs for Roanoke in particular, with just a few weeks of mail going to Greensboro, it's “highly premature” to make any judgments about how long delivery will take. What is true now could change as the post office makes adjustments to the new operation, …and…
Madison.com Limits on food stamp choices would cost state millions of dollarsMilwaukee Journal SentinelMadison— A GOP plan to limit how food stamps can be used to encourage people to eat more healthy options would cost millions of dollars — a hit to taxpayers that will make it tougher to pass the measure. Details on the…
MD Pol Thinks State Should Revoke Protesters' Families' Food StampsJezebelEarlier this week, Maryland state Delegate Pat McDonough may have won the Most Unconscionably Horrible Quote From a Politician Award when he proposed cutting off food stamps to protesters' families. Via RawStory's David Edwards, McDonough, whose …and more » More: continued here
Investor’s Business Daily (blog) 40% of People On Food Stamps Are Obese, Gov't Study FindsInvestor’s Business Daily (blog)Whenever Republicans talk about trimming the federal food stamp program, Democrats decry them as cold, heartless or worse. But new research shows that cutting food stamps could actually make the country healthier. The U.S. Department of Agriculture … More:…
Vigilant shopper spots stolen windows on eBayCincinnati.comThanks to a vigilant online shopper, two historic homes in Newport and Covington will be getting back their stolen historic windows. No one knew what happened to the windows stolen last year from two 19th Century homes until this week. That's when … More: continued here
A.V. Club Mysterious “Calvin And Hobbles” artwork sold very cheaply on eBayA.V. ClubOh, the things you can find on eBay. Comics readers still have fond memories of Bill Watterson's Calvin And Hobbes, the whimsical 1985-1995 strip that detailed the adventures of a rambunctious young boy and his best friend, a stuffed tiger who came to…