Government announces selection of Goldman Sachs and UBS to advise on Royal Mail's sale and collect majority of fees Goldman Sachs and UBS will lead a syndicate of banks collecting about £30m from the £3bn privatisation of Royal Mail. The government yesterday announced that it had selected Goldman Sachs, which …

CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. – Cave Junction residents are getting their mail again after a fire destroys the town post office. Residents lined up at the county building today to get their mail. They say it isn’t a perfect substitute, but it will do for the time being. “It’s kind of …

Post office reports $1.9 billion loss in second quarter, warns losses will …Minneapolis Star TribuneOver the past six months, the Postal Service has shed about 31,000 full-time employees, consolidated 61 processing facilities, eliminated 350 delivery routes and reduced work hours in 5,000 offices. It now has the lowest number of …

Residents urged to pre-apply for disaster food aidKTBSThe Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly called disaster food stamps, provides food assistance for eligible households that do not get regular benefits and need help buying groceries due to lost income or damages after a disaster.and more » More: continued here

Are Natural Gas and the Post Office Perfect for Each Other?DailyFinanceThe Oklahoman reported last week about a movement out of Oklahoma City to get the United States Postal Service to switch from gasoline and diesel to natural-gas-powered vehicles. Natural gas is cheaper than either of those two fuels right now, …

Revealing the Royal Mail guard's roleThis is SomersetThe latest meeting of Paulton History Society saw Martin Horler's presentation on the role of the Royal Mail guard in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He started the evening with a flourish by appearing from behind the audience dressed as a …

Should Murderers and Rapists Get Food Stamps?Town HallLast week, the Senate accepted by unanimous consent an amendment to the pending farm bill that would ban convicted murderers, rapists, and pedophiles from receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (a.k.a. food stamps). Introduced by …Free phones rife with fraudThe Advocateall 2 news …

eBay Photo Compliance Turns to Quagmire for SellersEcommerceBytes (blog)I just received this notice (copy below) from eBay informing me of listings with pictures which need to be revised before July 1 when the new photo policy takes effect. (User id redacted). I assume this same notice has or will go …

Louisiana residents, especially those in Terrebonne, Lafourche and other coastal parishes, are being asked to apply now for disaster food stamps as hurricane season begins. More: continued here

The unprecedented rate of shop closures could leave post offices isolated and with few customers, according to a report sent to MPs on the Business Select Committee. More: continued here