Bid Award Process For Post Office OngoingYankton Daily PressThe winning bidder in the former Yankton Post Office auction has a few more hurdles to overcome, according to a federal government official. Last week, the online bidding process ended with a high bid of $206,000. “The successful bidder will now have …

Cocaine and acetaminophen mixture found in Wichita post office parking lotKansas.comThe downtown Wichita post office was closed Monday afternoon after a customer reported seeing a small plastic bag filled with an unknown white substance later determined to be drugs. The customer, who had spotted the bag in a parking lot, …

International Business Times UK Royal Mail: CWU Agrees to 9% Pay RiseInternational Business Times UKA question mark over industrial relations and the threat of strike action had been blamed by the government and its investment bank advisers for depressing Royal Mail's offer price in its flotation on the London Stock …

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Telluride Foundation Withdraws Bid to Rename Post OfficeThe WatchGENERAL WITH A HEART – The Telluride Foundation announced this week that it is going attempt to rename the Telluride Post Office after the late General Norman Schwarzkopf, who was a part-time Telluride resident. Gen. Schwarzkopf, a Telluride …and more » More: continued here

New York Daily News They'll go postal in BrooklynNew York Daily NewsWAIT a minute, Mr. Postman. Two north Brooklyn post offices will lose their leases in early 2014, leaving neighbors worried they'll have to schlep their packages across town. “As you can see, I can't walk that good,” said 81-year-old …

Independent Online Royal Mail agrees to pay rise over three yearsIndependent OnlineRoyal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents the majority of the postal firm's staff, said last week an agreement had been reached in principle on pay, pensions and working conditions, averting the risk of a strike …

eBay, Newegg Expand e-Tail ProgramsTwiceThe former is adding a fifth market – Dallas – to its eBay Now program that delivers products from local stores about an hour after ordering them through the selling and auction site. The service, which was piloted last year, uses local couriers to …and more » …

TN House Republicans back food stamp cutsThe TennesseanThe future of food stamps— the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — remains the largest sticking point in House-Senate negotiations to finalize a new farm bill before the end of the year. In September, the House approved a farm bill that cuts …Lead negotiator …

Hindustan Times Guest views: Postage stamps for the email generationJanesville GazetteIf you're preparing to send out hundreds of holiday greetings in a single email blast, you probably missed the dust-up between the philatelists and the marketing department over the U.S. Postal Service's new Harry Potter stamps. Last month, the post …