For whom will the Old Post Office bells toll when Donald Trump comes to town?Washington PostThe bells in the tower of the Old Post Office Pavilion on Pennsylvania Avenue NW are kind of hard to ignore. There are 10 in all, and they weigh a total of 13000 pounds. When …
Read More »Post office licensee stole $1.3m in stamps, court hears – Sydney Morning Herald
Post office licensee stole $1.3m in stamps, court hearsSydney Morning HeraldA Sydney man allegedly stole $1.3 million from Australia Post in a scam involving the sale of stamps and bulk mail, a court has heard. Tim Alexander Greenland was the licensee of the Millers Point post office between 2001 and …
Read More »Danny Thomas gets stamp – Toledo Blade
Toledo Blade Danny Thomas gets stampToledo BladeEnlarge Make way for the Danny Thomas postage stamp. "Forever" stamps featuring the entertainer, comedian, and philanthropist who grew up in Toledo go on sale Thursday at post offices across the United States, and special Toledo cancellations will be … More: continued here
Read More »Chubbuck Post Office To Close As Mayors Try To Save Another – LocalNews8.com
Chubbuck Post Office To Close As Mayors Try To Save AnotherLocalNews8.comBy Brittany Borghi CHUBBUCK, Idaho — The battle of the post office continues: The Chubbuck Post Office has been notified that it will close by the end of March. The closure comes as Pocatello fights to keep its processing center …
Read More »Post Office turns down tractor firm’s site offer
THE Post Office has pledged to give Great Finborough back its office after turning down the offer of a site nearby. More: continued here
Read More »Backed by investors who funded Twitter, Yelp, and eBay – Vringo signs … – MarketWatch (press release)
Backed by investors who funded Twitter, Yelp, and eBay – Vringo signs …MarketWatch (press release)The company's investors include Benchmark Capital, whose investments consist of Twitter, Yelp, eBay, GrubHub, ofoto and more. Vringo has four million dollars in cash and no debt, remaining solvent and competitive. Vringo has smartly tapped in …
Read More »Duck hunting stamps could go up to buy more land for waterfowl – StandardNet
Duck hunting stamps could go up to buy more land for waterfowlStandardNetUnder the president's new budget proposal, the cost of the federal duck stamp required for hunting would rise to $25 next year, a move aimed at making it easier for the Interior Department to buy more land for migratory …
Read More »Visa executive slams PayPal in-store service – MarketWatch
Visa executive slams PayPal in-store serviceMarketWatch… on digital payments, a market also being targeted by the likes of technology giants Google Inc. /quotes/zigman/93888/quotes/nls/goog GOOG -0.69% , PayPal parent eBay Inc. /quotes/zigman/76117/quotes/nls/ebay EBAY +1.06% and Verizon Wireless.PayPal transaction margins to be compressed offlineReutersVisa Exec Slams PayPal In-Store Payment ServiceWall Street JournalAmazon …
Read More »FedEx gets approval to expand pilot training program in Memphis
A Memphis City Board gave FedEx its approval to expand in the Bluff City Wednesday. More: continued here
Read More »Community works to get Wall St. post office on ‘closure list’, Hist. Society appoints interim director
Almost 1,000 people have signed a petition to save the Wall Street post office from closure, said Leslie Davis, chair of the Save the La Jolla Post Office Task Force. More: continued here
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