Goodnight, Raleigh Raleigh mayor to USPS: Don't close downtown post officeWRAL.comRaleigh, NC — Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker asked the US Postal Service on Tuesday to reconsider its decision to close Century Post Office, a 134-year-old facility at the corner of Fayetteville and Martin streets. Standing on the post office's steps, …

LEXINGTON — Mayor Gene Parkison said residents don’t have to worry about losing their post office. More: continued here

US Postal Service wants to close the downtown Raleigh office, because of declining mail volume. More: continued here

Longtime Webster postmaster retiringMonessen Valley IndependentWhen Daniel Paradise first arrived at the US Post Office in Webster 1993, he knew the Valley but not the village in Rostraver Township. "I thought I'd come here for a year or two, and then it would be a stepping stone to another office," …

The Business Insider County to buy Medford postal buildingMail TribuneThe US Postal Service could be filling out change-of-address forms for its downtown Medford office in the near future. Jackson County has agreed to purchase the four-story Johnson Administration-era post office building at 333 W. Eighth …THE NEXT BAILOUT? The Post …

Near Field Communications World Ebay and PayPal acquisitions point way ahead for mobile paymentsNear Field Communications WorldRecent acquisitions by eBay and its PayPal subsidiary are beginning to draw a picture of how the company plans to move from the online world to providing a full mobile …Connecting The Dots On …

Money High Street New Online Saver Account From The Post OfficeMoney High StreetThe Post Office has a new issue of its Online Saver account paying 2.85% gross/AER. The new Online Saver account is available from today and can be opened with a minimum £1 deposit. The maximum deposit is £2 …

DERBY City Council is to be urged to put pressure on Royal Mail to keep its …Derby Evening TelegraphNow, Mr Banwait is preparing to put forward a motion at next week's full council meeting, urging the authority to recommend to Royal Mail and the Government that Derby should keep its …

Mentioning 'food stamps' the new racism, says Chris MatthewsDaily CallerOn his Monday MSNBC show, Matthews cited a speech former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gave in Georgia on Friday in which he said, “You want to be a country that creates food stamps, in which case frankly Obama is an enormous …

Laos will release 200 commemorative stamps marking this year’s 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Laos and China, local media reported on Tuesday. More: continued here