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Would You Live in an Antarctic Penguin Post Office?
Smithsonian The BBC reports that the post office on Goudier Island has “comfortable” living conditions, but the lodgings aren't exactly hotel-quality. With no power grid, heat or hot water, limited communications and 24-hour daylight, applicants must be willing to … |
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DOT changes speed limit on Hwy. 74 south near post officeThe Citizen.comWith the new signs, southbound traffic will see a speed limit increase from 40 mph to 50 mph near the post office, and northbound traffic will see a speed limit decrease from 50 mph to 40 mph as they get closer to the intersection…
Chicago Tribune Hammond mayor: Contractor was target of East Chicago pipe bombChicago TribuneHammond's mayor said Tuesday that a contractor for the city was the potential target of last month's pipe bomb that exploded in an East Chicago post office and that another employee has received a threat. A city employee last week received a bulky…
London Mayor Ken Livingstone is considering legal action against plans to close 171 post offices across the city. The Post Office proposal would see almost a third of branches in some areas closed, removing services vital to residents, Mr Livingstone said. More: continued here
Got Mail? The Post Office Has MovedPatch.comIn the meantime, the post office had to abandon the space on Beaumeade Circle after the owners decided to not renew the lease. Anyone wishing to provide comments about the new retail space should send letters to Dennis J. Perry, PO Box 27497, … More: continued here
Post Office wants pension reform to cut $8.5 billion deficitHULIQHe proposed some methods to better compete in the world-wide package shipment business and to connect with customers outside the physical post office locations. He also testified that streamlining work routines and labor rules, unrelated to labor …Meeting tonight to look at consolidating 2 downtown post…
Politicians frustrated by slow-going post office repairsTheDay.comLedyard – Repairs to the post office in Gales Ferry, which closed in late October when heavy rains breached the roof, were supposed to take … More: continued here