Postal cuts meant to help small towns may still hurtGrand Forks HeraldPostal cuts meant to help small towns may still hurt. While the latest plan means more post offices will remain open, the reductions could erode a service that many in small towns have come to rely upon. Some experienced …
Read More »Gillespie stamps out Heathens fire as Bulls hit back to maintain winning run – Henley Standard
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Read More »Residents speak up for post offices – The Fayette Tribune
Residents speak up for post officesThe Fayette TribuneNo wonder Winona residents breathed a sign of relief on Thursday when they learned their post office will not close, as some expected. Its window hours will be cut back to 2 hours per day on weekdays; their neighbors in Lookout fared a …
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Read More »Warwick man jailed for selling stolen car parts on eBay – Leamington Courier
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Read More »Chinese Stamps Sell for Record $709000 at Hong Kong Auction – Businessweek
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FedEx Corp. and competing cargo airlines are finding their yields squeezed in an economy that Alan Greenspan once observed is putting good things in ever-smaller packages. Both FedEx and United Parcel Service Inc. have posted drops in revenue per package this year. With clients used to paying by weight, softer …
Read More »A gallon of Michael Jordan sauce now selling for $10K – USA TODAY
A gallon of Michael Jordan sauce now selling for $10KUSA TODAYComments. 10 15 2012 Michael Jordan dribbles. Bulls' Michael Jordan in action against the Washington Wizards in 1997. A BBQ sauce from 1992 that went on a McDonald's sandwich is now selling for $10,000 on eBay. (Photo: Porter Binks, USA …
Read More »Citizens’ input sought on survival of Atkins Post Office – Southwest Virginia Today
Citizens' input sought on survival of Atkins Post OfficeSouthwest Virginia TodayAtkins Post Office customers will have an opportunity later this month to voice their opinions on reducing hours or possibly closing the post office. Surveys went out to customers with choices to be made concerning closure of the office, rural …
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