Berkshire County post office outposts see hours reducedBerkshire EagleAs part of its massive cost-cutting efforts designed to reduce a $40 billion annual budget gap, the U.S. Postal Service is completing service cutbacks at seven rural outposts in Berkshire County. The plan, first announced in late 2012, has involved … More: …

Daily Mail Mum makes $310k loom band dressNEWS.com.au… 45-hour period with friend Kathryn Burnand, from North Wales. Mum makes $310k loom band dress. The loom band dress. Picture: eBay Source: Supplied. Modelled by Wright's daughter, the creation went up on eBay for £50, but the tally just kept climbing.Loom bands: …

Royal Mail sale errors 'cost £1bn'MSN UKCommittee chairman Adrian Bailey said: "It's not at all clear that the Government's sale of Royal Mail has brought an adequate and appropriate return for taxpayers. The basic facts are that the offer price was 330p per share, the price has risen as … …

LETTER: Post office sacrificing rural officesTuscaloosa News (subscription)The Postal Service has long been known for its wasteful spending, if not by the general public, then certainly by those who worked for it. I worked for the USPS for 25 years, all in small offices including Elrod, Buhl and Coker. The …

The Hindu The stamp of passionThe HinduThe city also has quite a few philately clubs where collectors get together to discuss stamps and exchange them. “The clubs have a strong membership of serious collectors. They organise regular meetings in the city. Stamps are auctioned at the meetings. More: continued here

Art & Design|A Warhol With Your Moose Head? Sotheby's Teams With EBayNew York TimesConvinced that consumers are finally ready to shop online for Picassos and choice Persian rugs in addition to car parts and Pez dispensers, Sotheby's, the blue-chip auction house, and eBay, the Internet shopping giant, plan to announce …

MADISON – Patrons of the Madison Post Office will miss a longtime, friendly face at the service window at the end of this month. More: continued here

Letter: Topeka USD 501 board rubber-stamps administratorsTopeka Capital JournalWhen is the Topeka Unified School District 501 board going to stop the insanity of rubber stamping the requests of the district's administrators for everything under the sun? It's a poor school district, where more than 60 percent of the kids are …

Vendors taking over space in front of post offices pose threatTimes of IndiaCHENNAI: Staff of India Post are up in arms against hawkers and shopkeepers encroaching upon the space in front of most post offices in the city. Postmaster general Merwin Alexander said that despite writing to the Chennai Corporation, …

eBay Stock: A Buy Before Earnings?Motley FoolInvestors have been down on eBay since late 2012, which is understandable, but only to an extent. To be sure, the constant (but unfair) comparison to Amazon.com, and its seemingly continual +20% growth rate, has tainted eBay as the underachiever among … More: continued here