Downtown Albany post office won't closeThe Albany HeraldFrom left, Albany Mayor Dorothy Hubbard, property manager Frances Krack and Dougherty County Commission Chairman Jeff Sinyard take part in a news conference at Hubbard's office Wednesday to announce a new one-year lease on the downtown …New lease grants post office life for another …
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FedEx Express received delivery of its first Boeing 767-300 freighter on Wednesday. FedEx says the purchase is part of the Memphis-based company’s strategy to modernize its fleet with more efficient freighters. More: continued here
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Read More »Flier targets those who receive food stamps; Friends of Lombard group aims to … – OregonLive.com
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Read More »Exeter postman Darren Rowbotham’s Royal Mail petition – BBC News
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Read More »Postie hands in Royal Mail petition
A 160,000-name petition opposed to the privatisation of Royal Mail is handed in to Downing Street by an Exeter postman. More: continued here
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