Conversations in Corporation: eBay's Green Team in ProgressElites TV, TXWe've previously covered eBay here; and in the coming weeks and months, we will highlight several other brands and companies, showcasing their challenges, accomplishments, and their efforts to be more green. John Donahoe, the CEO of eBay, … More: continued here

Estero post office hosts blood drive WednesdayThe News-Press, FLBy Christina Cepero • ccepero@news-press.com • May 12, 2009 The NCH Community Blood Center's bloodmobile will hold a blood drive from 8 am to noon Wednesday at the US Post Office at 20791 Three Oaks Parkway, just north of Corkscrew Road, in Estero. …

Lexington Post Office changes hoursLexington Minuteman,  USABy Jason Crotty/Staff Writer The Lexington Post Office reduced its total workweek by 7 1/2 hours last month in response to a decline in afternoon customers. Ann Powers, a United States Postal Service spokesperson, said the Lexington office changed its … More: continued here

TSN.ca Stamps ink four defensive backsVancouver Sun,  CanadaMcCann, who played at West Virginia, joins the Stamps following stints with the NFL's Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings. Tate attended rookie camp for the NFL's New York Giants in 2008 following three seasons with Akron University. …Stampeders add four defensive backsTSN.caall 4 …

Recession Pushes Up Food Stamp PaymentsistockAnalyst.com (press release), ORMay 12–TRIAD — Imagine every resident of a city about the size of Charlotte receiving help through food stamps because of the recession and growing unemployment. That's the sobering reality in North Carolina, according to a report released Monday by …Food Stamps The …

Washington Times Postage-stamp costs outpace inflationBaltimore Sun, United StatesThe price of a first-class stamp for a one-ounce letter hit 44 cents this week, up from the 42-cent mark reached just a year ago. Over the long and short runs, postage costs have increased substantially faster than general prices. In the last …

CURRAN: Two blondes and a redhead walk into a post office …New Albany Tribune, INI give the post office sales associate who took the application a grade of F. Before going to the Sellersburg post office, I called the US Department of State Passport's 1-800 number to find out what we …

Deutsche Post yesterday pulled out of the running for a stake in the UK’s Royal Mail and instead turned the spotlight on the need to overhaul its own mail delivery business as it races to cut costs to cope with an unprecedented plunge in demand. More: continued here

Royal Mail pensions deficit 'to cost taxpayer £12bn'Telegraph.co.uk, United KingdomThe Government is planning to hide the crippling cost to the taxpayer of taking on Royal Mail's pension deficit, which could be double the published £6bn figure, under proposals to reshape the postal group, a leading pensions expert has warned. … More: …

Rebel Labour peers have failed in their bid to derail Lord Mandelson’s plans to partprivatise the Royal Mail. More: continued here