The annexation of Finn Hill, North Juanita, and Kingsgate into the City of Kirkland takes effect on June 1, 2011. Residents who have a Bothell or Woodinville address will be notified by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) of an address change to Kirkland, WA 98034. More: continued here

The Guardian The readers' room: What you thought of G2 this weekThe GuardianWith the government keen to privatise Royal Mail, James Meek decided to find out what Holland's embrace of the markets was delivering. If you were a Dutch postal worker, the answer turned out to be misery – low …

Royal Mail sell-off to force closure of 9300 post officesGulfNewsLondon: Up to 9300 post offices could close as a result of the government's controversial sell-off of the Royal Mail, research reveals. The dire prediction will worry millions of people living in villages. In many cases, their post office is the …

London postal workers ballot for strikes over closuresSocialistworker.co.ukPostal workers in London are starting a strike ballot after Royal Mail rejected union plans to save jobs in the capital's mail centres. Bosses are determined to shut the Bow Locks and Nine Elms mail centres and the giant Rathbone Place …Postal workers …

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MORAGA — One of this city’s two post offices could become a casualty of the United States Postal Service’s cost-cutting campaign. The USPS is considering closing the Country Club post office on School Street, which the agency says could save about $187,000 per year. More: continued here

Clerk retires after decade at Creede Post OfficeMineral County MinerCREEDE—After 10 years of service, many of which have been in Creede, another long time employee has retired from the Creede Post Office. While Nina Ingham will no longer be working at the post office, she does not have any plans …

CBC.ca Bruce Cockburn honoured on postal stampCBC.caCanadians might find Bruce Cockburn in their mailbox this summer, following Canada Post's announcement of a new stamp featuring the celebrated singer-songwriter. Canada Post said Thursday that a stamp honouring Cockburn will be issued on June 30 as …Canadian Music Hall of Famer Bruce …

All Things Digital (blog) From Microsoft, to Yahoo to eBay, flash competition heats up for AmazonTechFlashOnly seven months after leaving Microsoft to join rival Yahoo, Don Bradford has joined eBay Inc. to fill a new position to lead the company's social commerce push. All Things Digital's Tricia Duryee wrote that …

Silicon Valley Engineers Stuck in Immigration Reform LimboPatch.comOriginally from India, Patel Patel worked as a product manager for eBay in San Jose for three years after the company sponsored his H-1B visa. Patel—his name has been changed in this story to …and more » More: continued here