The red-suited thief walked into the Post Office in the Melbourne suburb of Oak Park greeting everyone with a cheery wave, but there were no 'Ho Ho Hos'. More: continued here

Twin Cities Daily Planet (blog) Post office closings call for national day of actionTwin Cities Daily Planet (blog)For eons we have heard murmurs, then shouts, of post offices closings. No problem, we thought, as we skimmed lists of closings in towns we couldn't find on a map. Not our problem …

Slate's Crazy Calculation On WalMart, Food Stamps And A Living WageForbesSo, the numbers they use are that WalMart workers, they think, get around $300 million in food stamps (SNAP) each year. To push everyones' wages over the level where they are eligible would cost WalMart $4.8 billion dollars (and I …

Telegraph.co.uk Post Office prepares to unveil its first Christmas advert for yearsTelegraph.co.ukConsumers are really engaged and it's one of the few times of year that adverts are a talking point,” said Peter Markey, chief marketing officer at the Post Office. The number of post offices has halved since the 1960s …

The Philadelphia Tribune Luncheon set to honor Wilt Chamberlain postage stampThe Philadelphia TribuneThe Wilton Norman Chamberlain Postal Stamp Committee will hold a special luncheon to celebrate and recognize the achievement of two Wilt Chamberlain limited edition Forever postage stamps. The luncheon will be held Dec. 5 from 11:30 a.m. to …

Stepping on the Christmas bandwagon, the Post Office will reveal its own multimillion pound advert on Sunday evening More: continued here

This is rather old so forgive me, sometimes I miss things. But I've just seen Slate making a calculation which is simply so absurd that I can't believe that they published it in all seriousness. The basic background is that they're trying to calculate how much WalMart's prices would have …

Washington Island: Changing of the guard at post officeGreen Bay Press GazetteDuring the last few years of Jepsen's postmastership, customers were treated to ever-changing photos of Jepsen's grandchildren, photos always posted on his right, facing out, so everyone coming into the post office could see them. Jepsen and his wife …

Daily Beast Journalists + eBay Billionaire = Chaos. The Troubles at Pierre Omidyars First …Daily BeastA few months after eBay billionaire Pierre Omidyar announced plans to spend $250 million on a brand-new outlet for investigative and other kinds of journalism, venture capitalist Ken Lerer raised a red cautionary flag: A …

Daily Beast Journalists + eBay Billionaire = Chaos. The Troubles at Pierre Omidyar?s First …Daily BeastA few months after eBay billionaire Pierre Omidyar announced plans to spend $250 million on a brand-new outlet for investigative and other kinds of journalism, venture capitalist Ken Lerer raised a red cautionary flag: A …