The first day of business at the new U.S. post office branch in Jacksonville Beach was “confusing,” desk clerk Charlene Ruhlman said early Monday afternoon. One of her co-workers, Germaine Quarterman, responded, “Wow,” as to how things were going. More: continued here

Lawmakers Join Fight To Keep Post Office OpenNews On 6, OKThe post office is set to close May 1. On Friday, three state lawmakers held a news conference to put a spotlight on the situation. They say Congress passed an act in 2006 that gives the postal service power to close …

ABC News Journalist sells rare Susan Boyle CD on ebayHoldTheFrontPage.co.uk, UKby holdthefrontpage staff A former local press journalist is in line for a welcome pay-day after putting a rare CD of singing sensation Susan Boyle up for sale on ebay. The Scottish spinster became a worldwide hit on youtube this month …

Royal Mail imposes pay freeze on its 181000 staffTimes Online, UKRoyal Mail is risking a showdown with trade unions by imposing a pay freeze on its 181000 staff, the biggest workforce to have been penalised so far in the recession. BT has already frozen the pay of its 100000 workers, and …

DURHAM — The circumstances surrounding the Durham Contract Postal Unit’s closing on Route 22 are different from first reported. Landowner Ann Marie Rasnick said that when she bought her home in August 2007 the property included the existing post office. More: continued here

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: eBay, Inc., Qualcomm, Inc., Broadcom Corp., Yum! Brands Inc. and Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. More: continued here

ROYAL Mail employees have been told to expect a pay freeze as the recession bites into the company’s finances. More: continued here

Associated Press – April 23, 2009 8:43 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) – A former FedEx worker has admitted tipping off thieves who hijacked a company truck in Manhattan and held its driver hostage for… More: continued here

FOX 9 News Woman Indicted In S. Minn. Post Office ThreatsWCCO, MNPost Office Threats The threatened post offices are in Mankato, North Mankato, Lake Crystal, Madelia, New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, Le Center, St. James, Northfield, Dundas, Faribault, Warsaw, Kenyon, Medford, Morristown and Owatonna. …Woman indicted in Minn. post office threatsKAALtv.comall 26 …

A former local press journalist is in line for a welcome pay-day after putting a rare CD of singing sensation Susan Boyle up for sale on eBay. The Scottish spinster became a worldwide hit on YouTube this month after her rendition of I Dreamed a Dream, from Les Miserables, on …