When John Davis moved to Idaville six years ago, his father, Tommy, came along to help with the move. During the visit, Tommy was fascinated by the little village and its small post office just around the corner. More: continued here
Read More »Unions push for more pledges on Post Office (Guardian Unlimited)
Labour MPs and unions are to build on their political triumph yesterday in persuading the government to let the Post Office retain the £1bn post office card account by demanding that a forthcoming review of the Royal Mail does not lead to further break-up. James Purnell, the work and pensions …
Read More »French Socialists Elect Aubry as New Head; Royal Urges New Vote (Bloomberg)
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) — Martine Aubry , the architect of France’s 35-hour working week, beat Segolene Royal to become the new leader of the Socialist opposition party by a margin so narrow that Royal has called for a new vote. More: continued here
Read More »Quickie Buffett Portrait Sells for $100,000 on EBay (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) — A portrait of Warren Buffett painted in 10 minutes sold for $100,000 to a Minneapolis executive in an eBay Inc. auction. John L. Morgan, chief executive officer of Winmark Corp ., spent $215,000 in 1999 for a stock tip from Buffett, listed as the richest American …
Read More »Post office named for Gordon (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)
Congressman Sanford Bishop announced today that the United States Senate unanimously approved his legislation to designate the main Post Office at 1501 South Slappey Boulevard in Albany, Ga. as the “Dr. Walter Carl Jordan Jr. Post Office Building.” More: continued here
Read More »Hugh Muir: Diary (Guardian Unlimited)
What a swell party it was. Gordon was there, as was Georgie Osborne, collecting tin well hidden. Blunkett, Straw. No Cameron; wouldn’t expect that. But there were Telegraph types – Murdoch MacLennan and Simon Heffer – friends and relatives and, of course, Viscount Rothermere. By all accounts Paul Dacre, editor-in-chief …
Read More »Stamps and Alouettes ready for Cup clash – National Post
Calgary Herald Stamps and Alouettes ready for Cup clashNational Post, Canada –1 hour ago"It has been a long week, a real long week," said Stamps offensive lineman Jeff Pilon on Saturday morning after Calgary's final workout. …Stamps psyched for Alouettes' loudest teammate: Big O crowdThe Canadian PressStamps' Thelwell catches Cup feverThe Gazette …
Read More »FedEx still shopping South Carolina (The Greenville News)
FedEx Ground, the ground-delivery arm of FedEx Corp., continues to consider sites in South Carolina for a new distribution facility, a company spokeswoman said Friday. More: continued here
Read More »Grey Cup kickoff extra special for Stamps offensive linemen Lazeo and Pilon (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
MONTREAL – When Calgary Stampeders centre Rob Lazeo and right tackle Jeff Pilon pull on their jerseys for Sunday’s Grey Cup, it will be a moment of redemption for two players who have come as close to that thrill as possible without actually touching it. More: continued here
Read More »Steve Bell on the Post Office victory (Guardian Unlimited)
Labour MPs and unions are to demand that a forthcoming review of the Royal Mail does not lead to further break-up More: continued here
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