APWU to Harvard President: Stop Staples Deal or Quit Board

Web News Article #: 189-2014 10/22/2014 – The APWU has placed a full-page ad in The Harvard Crimson calling on Harvard University President Drew Faust “to do the right thing or resign.” The right course of action, the ad says, is for Dr. Faust to use her influence to end the no-bid deal between the office-supply…

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USPS to deliver packages on Sundays in Spring Grove, Illinois

SPRING GROVE, Illinois – Online shopping on sites such as Amazon has led to the U.S. Postal Service delivering packages to a growing number of towns – including Spring Grove – on Sundays. The expanded delivery will start this Sunday, according to a news release from the U.S. Postal Service, which asked residents to make sure walkways…

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Social Security Announces 1.7 Percent Benefit Increase for 2015

Press Release Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 64 million Americans will increase 1.7 percent in 2015, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 1.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits that more than 58 million Social Security beneficiaries receive in January 2015. Increased payments to more than…

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