al.com (blog) West Jefferson town of Quinton to keep its POal.com (blog)This was announced at West Jefferson Town Hall in Quinton last night during a community meeting hosted by Willie Trawick, the Manager of Post Office Operations for the Alabama district. About 15 area residents attended. The operating hours for …

ROYAL Mail staff in south Bristol have set the date for their first strike in the run-up to Christmas. More: continued here

FedEx Corp. says that it is raising its shipping rates for ground and home delivery services in January by an average of 4.9 percent.The shipping company said Friday that the new rates will take effect … More: continued here

Post offices in Morris, Kimberly announce plans for retail hoursal.com (blog)The post offices in Morris and Kimberly are two of a several area post offices that are realigning retail window hours based on customer use as a part of the U.S. Postal Service's plan to keep open the offices. Results …

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Small post offices struggle to keep making their markSo Md NewsRather than close the post offices that are left, the U.S. Postal Service is reducing hours at smaller, rural post offices to try to save money. The postal service just reported a loss of $15.9 billion. Southern Maryland is still …

eBay PT Raised to $55.00 (EBAY)Jags ReporteBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) had its target price boosted by Barclays Capital from $49.00 to $55.00 in a report issued on Friday. They currently have an equal weight rating on the stock. A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on EBAY. Analysts …

As its corporate sponsors continue to feel the pinch of the financial crisis, the Vatican has taken an unprecedented step and is appealing directly to tourists and collectors to help finance the restoration of Bernini's 17th-century colonnade in St. Peter's Square by buying limited edition stamps. More: continued here

Starting next Tuesday, letters to Santa will be available to the public. More: continued here

FedEx Corp. will increase shipping rates for FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery by a net average of 4.9% effective January 7, 2013. More: continued here