Money-troubled post office turning to CongressSeattle Post IntelligencerBy RANDOLPH E. SCHMID AP WRITER WASHINGTON — The post office is facing a severe financial crisis that will not ease any time soon, Postmaster General John Potter told a House subcommittee Wednesday. "We are facing losses of historic proportion. … More: continued here
Cameroon: Central Post Office Vendors in Search of SpaceAllAfrica.com, WashingtonIt's midday, Monday, 9 March, around the central post office in the capital city. The usual bustling that characterises the area is no more. Instead, a huge crowd of people is seen standing in a mourning mood. When approached, they lament "we do not … More: continued…
CBC.ca Dales punts Bombers, stays with StampsWinnipeg Free Press, CanadaDales initially joined the Stamps in 2005 and spent four seasons with the club before becoming a free agent after Calgary's 2008 championship season. He averaged a career-high 46.1 yards per punt and led all CFL punters with an average 38.1 net yards …• SPORTS NOTEBOOKHamilton SpectatorCalgary…
Want a Capitol cafeteria table? Check out Iowa's online auctionDesMoinesRegister.com, IAIt also experimented for about 18 months with online auctions through eBay, but the retail store and online sales were shut down as unprofitable, said Prison Industries Director Roger Baysden. The idea of spurring sales of surplus government property …US 30 group meeting with legislators todayClinton…
BBC News Postal workers vote to end strikeBBC News, UKUp to 50 Royal Mail staff had walked out for a third successive day in a protest over what they said were changes to their working conditions. The unofficial strike began on Monday outside the sorting office on Firth Road, Lincoln. …Postal workers continue wildcat strikeLincolnshire EchoLinclon…
Prince Charles' Love Letters On Sale On EBayAHNLondon, England (BANG) – Love letters from Britain's Prince Charles are being sold on internet auction site eBay. The six letters – which Charles was believed to have written to Janet Jenkins, a receptionist in the British consulate in Montreal in the … More: continued here
Brisbane Times Budget planning…Twostate solution…Post office call for help …Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck, NDThe post office was $2.8 billion in the red last year and is facing even larger losses this year. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) After eight days together, it will be time for the space shuttle and space station crews to say goodbye to…
Royal Mail Access Margins Being InvestigatedHell Mail, UKThe UK postal regulator, Postcomm, today announced that it has begun an investigation into the way Royal Mail prices access and retail packets services for business users. The Mail Competition Forum and TNT Post Group complained to Postcomm, … More: continued here
Battle on for Royal Mail officeStockport Express, UKRoyal Mail wants to shut the office on Short Street and move its operation to its headquarters on Exchange Street, central Stockport, saying the current building is inadequate. But opponents – including the Communication Workers Union (CWU) – claim the … More: continued here
FedSmith.com Ridgefield Post Office marks Passport Day SaturdayRidgefield Press, USAThe Ridgefield post office will join the Department of State in celebrating “Passport Day in the USA,” Saturday, March 28, from 9 to 1. On Saturday, passport forms for the traditional passport book and the new passport card will be available. …Do you have a Passport?Examiner.comClerk’s…