Boone: Council Approves $1.5M For Post OfficeWSOC CharlotteBOONE, NC — Since 1938, the King Street building has been more than a post office to downtown Boone. It's been a landmark. Even with chipping paint and eroding railing, the Downtown Boone Post Office, with its New Deal-era mural and careful stonework …

Press-Register – al.com (blog) Dangers of energy drinks; Eight Mile post office and the debtPress-Register – al.com (blog)By Press-Register Editorial Board This is in response to the May 19 letter to the editor from Dr. Maureen Storey of the American Beverage Association (“Coffee is stronger than mainstream energy drinks”). The …

Report offers blueprint for a mutual Post OfficeCo-Operative NewsA Government commissioned report compiled by Cliff Mills, Principal Associate of the think-tank Mutuo, on behalf of Co-operatives UK recommends transforming the Post Office into a mutual run for public benefit. …MPs debate Post Office Card AccountDeHavilland (press release) (subscription)all 2 news …

Former Mayor Richard Daley is taking a post at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy Studies. More: continued here

Drum Cussac, the international business risk consultancy, is expanding its presence in Asia Pacific with the opening of an office in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Â The office is in addition to Drum Cussac’s existing Asia Pacific base of operations in Singapore. More: continued here

Reuters Barnes and Noble clearing out Nook Wi-Fi for $99 on eBayGeek.comOver on eBay, you can score a Wi-Fi Nook for $99. That's an excellent price for the dual-screen device, which for those who don't know sports a full color touchscreen “tray” below the eInk reading area. The Nook is …

Former Mayor Richard Daley has only been out of office for a little more than a week, and he already has a new job. Daley will hold his first post-mayoral news conference later this morning to discuss his new role … More: continued here

CONWAY — Operational changes planned for the Conway Post Office may effect how citizens receive their mail here. According to Conway Town officials, effective June 1, the United States Postal Service has scheduled operational changes for the post office. More: continued here

eBay is running a 1-day listing promotion in which it will charge 5-cent insertion fees for auction listings no matter the starting price. More: continued here

Auctionbytes eBay Selling Limits for New Businesses Makes No SenseAuctionBytes Blog (blog)Because I frankly don't trust eBay to "get back at me" for speaking my truth here, I do request that my anonymity remain, please. I've been a seller of collectibles on eBay since the early 2000s, and my business …