Not willing to lose their bus lines and post office without a fight, Greenville-area residents are planning a marathon of events Monday in Jersey City, including a rally, a meeting with city officials, a letter-writing drive and a community meeting. More: continued here
Read More »Reports: FedEx-DHL U.S. combo in the works (Pioneer Press)
FedEx Corp. reportedly is in talks to buy all or part of Deutsche Post AG’s DHL delivery business in the U.S., in a deal that would help it challenge larger rival United Parcel Service Inc. Seeking to cut losses in the hyper-competitive domestic fast-delivery business, Deutsche Post may move to …
Read More »A post office in KC is now named for the Rev. Wallace Hartsfield (The Kansas City Star)
The Godfather of Kansas City ministers now has a post office named after him. More than 150 people turned out Friday for the official designation of the Rev. Dr. Wallace S. Hartsfield Sr. Building. More: continued here
Read More »Report: FedEx, Deutsche Post discuss DHL deal (Canadian Business)
Steve Gelsi, The Associated Press January 25, 2008 – 6:43 p.m. NEW YORK – FedEx Corp. reportedly is in talks to buy all or part of Deutsche Post AG’s DHL delivery business in the U.S., in a deal that would help it challenge larger rival United Parcel Service Inc. More: …
Read More »Spring Grove man is ‘stuck’ on hobby of collecting postage stamps for the last 60 years (Small Town Papers News Service)
For Ron Dix, collecting stamps has been a fun and learning experience for a good share of his life. … More: continued here
Read More »Onlookers Wait For eBay’s Next Move (WebProNews)
Meg Whitman has stepped down, and in our eyes, this makes it a good time for everyone else to step back. We shouldn’t necessarily stay back; now’s just an opportune moment to consider all things eBay. read more More: continued here
Read More »Bishop joins Post Office protest – Blackpool Gazette
Bishop joins Post Office protestBlackpool Gazette, UK –24 minutes agoThe Rt Rev Nicholas Reade expressed his concern over the proposed Post Office closures and is demanding their six week review be a "genuine consultation". … More: continued here
Read More »Families Using Food Stamps Rises in Iowa (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The number of households on food stamps more than doubled since 2000 as did the amount of money spent on the federally funded food assistance program, state officials said. More: continued here
Read More »A post office in KC is now named for the Rev. Wallace Hartsfield – Kansas City Star
A post office in KC is now named for the Rev. Wallace HartsfieldKansas City Star, MO –1 hour agoCleaver introduced the legislation naming the post office. The entire Missouri House delegation — Republicans and Democrats — co-sponsored the bill. … More: continued here
Read More »Senate has own ideas for stimulus – Houston Chronicle
CNNMoney.com Senate has own ideas for stimulusHouston Chronicle, United States –40 minutes agoDemocrats gave up calls to extend unemployment benefits and spend more on food stamps. House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, a key negotiator, …Congress Moving for Swift Passage of StimulusNew York TimesTentative deal on $150bn US stimulusFinancial TimesStimulus deal would …
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