Post Office set to be forced to reveal branch numbers to avoid …Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom – Myra Butterworth, Christopher HopeSome branches will go bust and the Royal Mail cannot find enough sub-postmasters to keep them open, the industry regulator Postcomm has previously warned. The Government is now calling for the Post Office to produce …

Conservation groups say eBay should ban trophy hunt salesCNET News, CA – Elinor Millsby Elinor Mills Conservation groups want eBay to ban auctions where people pay thousands of dollars to trophy hunters to kill leopards, lions, bears, and other predators. Conservation groups praised eBay for banning the sale of ivory products in … …

Legendary Mauritius stamp on sale in Germany (News Feature)Monsters and Critics.com – Uta KnappBy Uta Knapp May 2, 2009, 4:04 GMT Essen, Germany – A German stamp collector who 20 years ago mislaid one of the world's most valuable stamps, a 'Post Office' Mauritius One Penny Red, is to offer it for …

Stamp Prices Set to Rise SoonWIBW, KSOn May 11, stamp prices go up to 44 cents for a first-class letter. The USPS is still offering Forever Stamps at the current rate of 42 cents which will still accepted as proper postage even after the hike. A two ounce letter will cost …

Civic Association survey: Residents want post office, but Palm …Palm Beach Daily News, FL – Megan V. WinslowBy MEGAN V. WINSLOW, Daily News Staff Writer Most residents don't want the main post office to close, but they also don't think the town should spend $5 million to buy it. Those facts came Friday …

Stimulus increase cuts food stamp benefitKVAL, ORTo help her make ends meet she has been collecting food stamps. “I am barely keeping the rent paid here. My landlord just came and saw me and it has been a tough struggle,” said Pitt. Pitt said for the last couple of months she …

Johns Creek man's flag photo graces US stampAtlanta Journal Constitution,  USA – Christopher QuinnBy Christopher Quinn Rick Barrentine of Johns Creek has been draped in honor, if not money, by the new American flag postage stamp. The United States Postal Service picked a photo that Barrentine took of the Stars and Stripes, …

Broadway secures loan for Boston buildingBizjournals.com, NCBroadway Partners announced Thursday it refinanced Ten/10 Post Office Square in Boston with a $53.3 million mortgage. The five-year loan was provided by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Gramercy Capital Corp. provided a $19 million, five-year mezzanine …Broadway Partners Refinances Boston OfficeReal Estate Finance and InvestmentBroadway …

States back push to collect sales tax on online commerceSan Jose Mercury News,  USA – Frank DaviesBut closing that tax gap is fiercely opposed by eBay, Yahoo, the Electronic Retailing Association and small online retailers. All but five states have a sales tax, and opponents maintain that complying with the thousands of …

Broadway Partners, the New York firm that lost the John Hancock tower to foreclosure, has refinanced 10 Post Office Square, a 13-story office building in the city’s Financial… More: continued here