100 Years Ago
NEW STATE LAWS â Under the provisions of another bill approved by the Governor display of the American flag will be required in every hall, theatre and place of public entertainment or gathering and at every street corner or open lot meeting.
BOWLING â The Souderton bowlers were handicapped by the inability of their lead-off man, J. Kulp, to accompany them due to a fall he suffered on the afternoon of Thursday, April 28th. In his place, William Strohm was secured and rolled a very creditable game. L. Anders, B. Allem, L. Frederick rolled very good and we dare not forget A. Royer, as it was he who had to make two strikes in succession to win.
Postage Rates Could Jump 7.6% During 2021
December 14, 2020
The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers (ANM) estimates that the Postal Rate Commission (PRC) could raise postal rates beyond inflation by as much as 5.6 percent to 7.6 percent. Executive Director Stephen Kearney said USPS will do its own calculations that might be a little different but not by much.
Total authority above the Consumer Price Index (CPI) would be 5.6 percent for compensatory products, which includes First-Class Mail and Marketing Mail Letters, and 7.6 percent for non-compensatory, such as periodicals and Marketing Mail Flats.
USPS could file notice with the PRC by the end of December for each of those rate authorities and how much of the authority would be used. Kearney said the PRC could approve that by the end of March, which then would require 90 days for implementation, bringing it to summer. “Of course, things could happen slower,” Kearney said, but the beginning of July would be the earliest it could
laying down evidence markers. they have been here all morning long in front of the house where the 4-year-old went missing. she is described as three feet tall female 40 pounds last seen wearing a white t-shirt and blue jean shorts. her 5-year-old brother, actually, was playing in the front yard with her and went inside and told his parents that a man took alisa and put her in a black car and the description of the suspect is very vague. a white male, possibly late teens, early 20s. the volunteers are also here posting fliers of alisa. that was ryan dean, thanks for that report. the fbi is now joining the investigation. we ll have much more on this story. also, stamps, well, could be going up again. could be. the united states postal service plans to announce a new rate increase today in an effort to combat massive losses. the increase must be approved by the postal rate commission. the postal service may also propose ending saturday delivery
allowed once a year as long as the hike does not exceed the rate of inflation. in unusual circumstances, it can seek a larger increase. the postmaster says it plans to do just that. independent postal rate commission. parents, listen up, if you repeatedly miss your child s parent-teacher conferences, you might end up spending some time behind bars. a detroit area prosecutor is urging lawmakers to pass an ordinance aimed at making parents more responsibility for their children s education. prosecutor says it s part of tackling a larger issue in detroit where the lack of making parents accountable for their children is partly to blame for the elevated truancy levels, the dropout rates and the violence. the ordinance could jail parents for up to three days for repeatedly missing any scheduled parent-teacher conferences. and that is a warning to all of us. those are your headlines. jail. i know. jail for by the way, just got