Closure notice posted at western Ark. post officeWashington ExaminerAP The US Postal Service has issued a "notice of final determination" at the Boles Post Office, stating that the Scott County facility will close after Oct. 31. The notice, which was issued Oct. 6, begins a 30-day waiting period during which …
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The post office’s largest union said Sunday it is hiring its own financial consultants to study the future of the financially strapped agency. More: continued here
Read More »Letter carriers union hires financial consultants to study long-term future of post office
WASHINGTON — The post office’s largest union said Sunday it is hiring its own financial consultants to study the future of the financially strapped agency. The National Association of Letter Carriers said it is hiring the investment bank Lazard Group LLC and former White House adviser Ron Bloom as consultants …
Read More »Letter Carriers Seek Voice in Revamp – Wall Street Journal
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Read More »Closure notice posted at western Arkansas post office
A western Arkansas post office may be closing after this month. More: continued here
Read More »Barry Lewis: US post office needs my help and I’ll deliver – Times Herald-Record
Student Operated Press Barry Lewis: US post office needs my help and I'll deliverTimes Herald-RecordThey've already cut 110000 jobs, want to close more than 1400 post offices and, after all that, eliminate Saturday delivery. Now I'd love to share what my responsibilities as a member of Team USPS will be, …
Read More »Western Arkansas post office gets closure notice
A western Arkansas post office may be closing after this month. More: continued here
Read More »Occupy Chapel Hill protesters camp overnight
A small group of demonstrators pitched tents and slept outside the Franklin Street post office Saturday night in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement spreading across the nation. More: continued here
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Social Barrel EBay To Integrate Image Recognition For Mobile ServiceSocial BarrelInternet commerce eBay will soon integrate image recognition to its mobile service opening up new ways people can shop for items they like. E-commerce giant eBay will soon launch an image recognition feature to help shoppers. …and more » More: continued …
Read More »‘Privateers’ prepare to plunder post office – Ithaca Journal
'Privateers' prepare to plunder post officeIthaca JournalI am fond of my local post office and the people who work there. They are invariably helpful and the motor route driver who delivers the mail to the end of my driveway is as dependable and cheerful as they come. And, in the …
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