eBay's Meg Whitman on Building a Company's CultureBusinessWeekIn February former eBay (EBAY) CEO and current California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman sat down with her former colleague Rajiv Dutta to discuss what they call "the character of the company"—a dialogue about business ethics that is particularly … More: continued here

Straits Times The Five Day Postal ServiceHell Mail, UKTo some extent the decline in the humble letter has been softened by the introduction of junk mail and parcels, but with much of what Royal Mail delivers now being sorted by competitors, Royal Mail would need to be delivering twice as much …

Stuart post office shaves Saturday hoursTCPalm, FLSiedel said post offices in Port St. Lucie and Hobe Sound also close early and that Jensen Beach closes at noon. Siedel decided to keep the Stuart location open an hour longer in order to serve those who could not make it by noon. … …

KAUZ National Briefing | Southwest Texas: Charges in Musical TheftNew York Times, United States… 4000 surplus guitars, amplifiers and other equipment from military facilities around the world from 2005 to 2008, according to affidavits unsealed this week. Mr. Goldick then allegedly sold the stockpile, sometimes using eBay and other online outlets.Texas …

One in four Jefferson residents on food stampsKTVZ, ORCOM It comes as a welcome relief for staff who have been overwhelmed fielding calls and helping families in desperate need of help, including food stamps. "We have been very busy," said Xochitl Perez, a Jefferson County Department of Human Services … More: …

German village put up for auction on ebayScotsman, United KingdomBy Allan Hall AN ENTIRE German village – complete with duckpond, a playground and two road signs – is being auctioned off on ebay for just over £283000. Liebon, in the eastern state of Saxony, is described by wags as "a one …

Maynard Webb's next big thing: homeshoring.San Jose Mercury News,  USABy Elise Ackerman When Maynard Webb retired as chief operating officer of eBay in August 2006, he was widely viewed as one of the top technologists in Silicon Valley. Famous for saving the online auction house from several critical computer meltdowns, …

Two area eBay merchants mergeFort Worth Star Telegram, TXBy JOHN AUSTIN The still-evolving eBay retail business continues to mutate, as Easysale Inc. and iSold It on eBay merge. Arlington-based Easysale brings its warehouse and fleet of trucks, which pick up merchandise from sellers, to the deal. …Easysale, DFW I Sold It …

Post office not taking mail due to weatherPlainview Daily Herald, TXThat was the case Friday afternoon when the Plainview post office placed signs over its drop boxes that said due to the weather, the office would not be accepting any more incoming mail for the day. The post office hadn’t stopped …

A Blakeslee man driving with a suspended license hit a man twice with his car in the FedEx parking lot on Route 940 on Thursday — after the man threatened to call police and report his dangerous driving, according to police. More: continued here