Reducing entitlement spending and eliminating what Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan calls the “dependency culture” is a big 2012 election issue. President Barack Obama and Republican Challenger Mitt Romney hold diametrically opposite views on how to pay for the nation’s welfare programs. In the interest of reducing the deficit, …

Silverton Standard Brilliant postal meeting slatedMartins Ferry Times LeaderCurrently, the Brilliant Post Office is open eight hours a day throughout the week, and it has been proposed to reduce that number to six. That is the highest number of hours outlined in the POST Plan, because the number of hours …

Silverton Standard More community meetings scheduled for local post officesMetrowny.comOver the next couple weeks, residents of Versailles, Cherry Creek, Brant and Lawtons will have opportunity to attend community meetings to hear details of the options the U.S. Postal Service is proposing for changes to their local post offices and to …

Leamington Courier Stolen postbox will be replaced 'as soon as posible'Leamington CourierVal Boden, a spokeswoman for Royal Mail, said: “The recent theft of a postbox in the village of Weston-Under-Wetherley has been reported to police and we would urge anyone with information about this wanton theft to contact the police. …

FedEx Corporation (FDX) said it will be investing $100 million in a warehouse in Pudong International Airport in Shanghai in order to compete with rivals UPS and Germany-based privately held delivery company DHL International. More: continued here

One arrested after driving into post office in SissonvilleWOWKOne person has been arrested after colliding into the United States Post Office on Sissonville Drive in Sissonville, WV just after 1 a.m. Friday. Dispatchers say there was just one vehicle involved. According to Kanawha County Sheriff's Department, the …and more » More: …

GreenBiz.com eBay's 7 best practices for successful collaborationGreenBiz.comSan Jose, CA — Editor's Note: To learn about eBay's data center design using Bloom Energy's fuel cells, be sure to check out VERGE@Greenbuild, November 12-13. The most successful corporate sustainabilityinitiatives are driven by internal collaboration … More: continued here

Lower-price bid for Manassas Post Office building acceptedWashington Post (blog)After months of wrangling, federal marshals have finally sold the building that holds the Manassas Post Office to local restaurant owners — but for a lower bid than they were offered previously. The Post Office in Old Town Manassas is being …

After months of wrangling, federal marshals have finally sold the building that holds the Manassas Post Office to local restaurant owners — but for a lower bid than they were offered previously. The Post Office in Old Town Manassas is a symbol of small town life, and the city has …

Criticism for Royal Mail as closure dates of collection offices are revealedAdvertiser SeriesThe closure dates for Royal Mail collection offices in Shipley, Bingley and Thornton in Bradford, have been revealed, amid criticism that an alternative collection point for Bingley is highly unsuitable. In a letter to Bradford Council the company …