April 23, 2009 Will Chrysler Get Stimulus Funds to Furnish USPS With Electric Vans? As reported yesterday – Chrysler is unveiling the first four of what will be a fleet of 250 battery powered minivans for the US Postal Service. The U.S.P.S. will be using the vans for a variety of duties at locations around […]
The new USPS-Chrysler Minivan.
April 22, 2009 Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for USPS Duty AutoBlog.com reports that Chrysler is celebrating Earth Day today by unveiling the first four of what will be a fleet of 250 battery powered minivans for the US Postal Service. The U.S.P.S. will be using the vans for variety of duties at locations around […]
April 22, 2009 OPM Study by the GAO by Rick Owens A study by the GAO has found that efforts by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to modernize retirement planning for federal employees is at risk of complete failure. The saddest part of this is that OPM has been working on this plan for […]
Here’s another fall image from the Smokies.
The Smoky Mountain National Park is breath taking during the fall color season.
Ah-h-h-h, the Smokies and Gatlinburg at night. We try to visit the Smoky Mountains each fall when the leaves have turned golden and the air is crisp and clean. Without fail we always reserve our accomodations either in downtown Gatlinburg or in one of thousands of cabins for rent surrounding downtown Gatlinburg – either way, […]
April 20, 2009 Owners of small businesses, workers, and other concerned citizens continue to speak out at protests and at public meetings staged by the Postal Service to “share initial results” of Area Mail Processing studies. At one of the noisier of such gatherings, several business owners and public officials in Wilkes-Barre disagreed sharply with […]
NALC announced that the nation’s largest food drive to combat hunger will be conducted this year on Saturday, May 9. On that day, letter carriers will collect non-perishable donations from homes as they deliver mail along their postal routes. The 17th annual NALC National Food Drive to “Stamp Out Hunger” is the largest one-day food […]
April 21, 2009 MUNCIE, IN – A contract mail carrier and members of his family have been charged with stealing cash and gift cards from holiday and birthday cards sent through the U.S. Postal Service. Investigators from the Postal Office of Inspector General sought warrants Monday in Delaware Circuit Court 4 for Robert M. Skeen, […]