Post office, other shippers know what to expect – a late flurryJournal and CourierDave Blair methodically filled out and then, one by one, stuck mailing labels on nine carefully wrapped packages Saturday morning as he stood at the U.S. Post Office counter in Lafayette. The Purdue University graduate student joined …
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After 40 years, postal clerk has seen a lifetime of lettersYakima Herald-RepublicIt's a common greeting on a daily basis for this uncommon clerk at the Union Gap Post Office on Main Street. Not for much longer, however. Horrell, 64, will retire next week after more than 38 years with the …
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Royal Mail workers call off walkoutThis is StaffordshireRomec is a facilities company jointly owned by Royal Mail and Balfour Beatty which supplies cleaners and engineers to maintain machines and vehicles at post depots, such as those in Leek Road, Stoke and Festival Park. Workers had been offered a pay … …
Read More »Hours reduction going into effect at hundreds of rural Maine post offices
A person walks into the East Newport post office in July 2011. Buy Photo Posted Dec. 22, 2012, at 2:23 p.m. Last modified Dec. 22, 2012, at 2:57 p.m. PORTLAND, Maine — Fifty-five small Maine post offices have implemented reduced hours as part of the United States Postal Service’s attempt …
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EBay, Target, Toys 'R' Us, Best Buy partner to blend online, brick and mortar …NewsdayEBay Inc., owner of the world's largest Internet marketplace, is teaming up with Macy's Inc. and Toys 'R' Us Inc. as it goes after revenue from shoppers who are out and about, not just online, during …
Read More »Post office, other shippers know what to expect — a late flurry – Journal and Courier
Post office, other shippers know what to expect — a late flurryJournal and CourierDave Blair methodically filled out and then, one by one, stuck mailing labels on nine carefully wrapped packages Saturday morning as he stood at the U.S. Post Office counter in Lafayette. The Purdue University graduate student joined …
Read More »Fiscal Cliff 2013: Boehner’s Plan B to Cut Food Stamps Flops, As It Should Have – PolicyMic
PolicyMic Fiscal Cliff 2013: Boehner's Plan B to Cut Food Stamps Flops, As It Should HavePolicyMicCongress has recessed for the holidays without reaching a deal. House Speaker John Boehner thought he had the votes to approve his “Plan B,” a proposal that is supposed to prevent America from falling off …
Read More »Senate approves plan to rename Macomb County post office for fallen Marine – Detroit Free Press
CBS Local Senate approves plan to rename Macomb County post office for fallen MarineDetroit Free PressMACOMB TOWNSHIP — Plans are moving forward to rename a suburban Detroit post office in honor of a U.S. Marine from Michigan who died in 2010 while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan. U.S. Sen. Carl …
Read More »Make Stamp Collecting A Family Affair
Much has been written over the years on how to get youth involved in collecting stamps as a hobby. One time tested approach is to make it a family affair. If a family adopts stamp collecting as a family hobby collecting interests can develop individually, rather than from external factors. …
Read More »eBay Relaxes Shill Bidding Provision in Major Policy Shift – EcommerceBytes (blog)
EcommerceBytes (blog) eBay Relaxes Shill Bidding Provision in Major Policy ShiftEcommerceBytes (blog)eBay relaxed a provision of its shill bidding policy – friends, family and acquaintances are now allowed to bid on a seller's auctions in certain circumstances. eBay's new shill-bidding policy states, "Shill bidding happens when anyone – including … …
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