More than a thousand village shops are facing the threat of closure over “draconian rules” that will ban them from offering rival postal services after their own Post Office sections are shut down.
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Summary Box: Thrifts post $5.4B quarterly lossInternational Herald Tribune, France –7 hours agoAP PLUNGING PROFITS: US thrifts lost $5.4 billion in the second quarter, their second-largest quarterly loss ever, according to the federal Office of Thrift …US Savings & Loans Institutions Post Second Largest Loss EverAHNThrifts Post $5.4 Billion Loss In 2nd QuarterHartford Courantall 312 news articles…
WASHINGTON — President Obama signed into law Tuesday a bill renaming the Lake View post office for folk singer and songwriter Steve Goodman, a North Side Chicago native.Goodman died in 1984 at age 36 from leukemia after a string of songs that became classics: “City of New Orleans,” “Lincoln Park Pirates” and “Go Cubs Go.”Though…
isleofman.com ISLE OF MAN GOVERNMENT : Post Office reports continued profits4-tradersIsle of Man Post Office, one of the statutory boards of Tynwald, announces continued profits with growth on the previous financial year's results. Profit of almost £2.6 million is reported for the 2011/12 financial year, up on the previous year (£2.4m).Post Office profits upisleofman.comall 2…
Grand Island Independent Most at forum oppose post office relocationGrand Island IndependentGrand Island Mayor Jeremy Jensen (center) speaks to county board members Tuesday during a public forum in the Hall County board room for concerns about the possible closure and move of the downtown post office in Grand Island. Jensen is not in favor …Locals speak…
Delivering Christmas spirit at the Delmar Post OfficeAlbany Times Union, NY –4 hours ago(Times Union file) My elf hat’s off to the two women working at the Delmar Post Office today, as all of us slackers stood in a line that looped around the … More: continued here
Hexham Courant Post office closures to go aheadHexham Courant, United Kingdom –3 minutes agoPost Office Ltd rejected all objections to the proposals received during a six-week consultation period. And it is to press ahead with implementing the … More: continued here