Post Office

Two foreign currency providers report "unprecedented" demand for Brazilian Real as fans prepare for the World Cup More: continued here

Following complaints to police and the United States Postal Service about the method a potential candidate was using to collect signatures, a candidate for the chairman’s seat on the board of commissioners was asked to leave a local post office, a sign the political back-and-forth is well underway in the race. More: continued here

SOWELL: The ambassador and the post officeThe Albany HeraldAt one time, people in India had to get on a waiting list to buy Hindustan Motors' Ambassador automobile, even though it was an obvious copy of Britain's Morris Oxford of some decades earlier. The reason was simple: the Indian government would not … More: continued here

Pratt Post Office Finds New Home in Bed-Stuy, Local Pols SayDNAinfoBROOKLYN — The Pratt Post Office has secured a new location after being forced to leave its former building, which was sold to developers in 2012, local politicians announced. The new branch five blocks east of its past location will have full retail … More:…

Both Travelex and the Post Office have experienced a huge surge in people ordering reales, causing shortages at airports and in high street shops. More: continued here

Thomas Sowell: The Ambassador and the post officeThe Desert SunOur post office, like the Hindustan Ambassador, has had a long run as a government-protected monopoly. But just a partial erosion of that monopoly, with the appearance of United Parcel Service and Federal Express, has threatened the viability of the …and more » More: continued here

American Spectator Sowell: Post Office may go way of AmbassadorAlexandria Town TalkOur post office, like the Hindustan Ambassador, has had a long run as a government protected monopoly. But just a partial erosion of that monopoly, with the rise of United Parcel Service and Federal Express, has threatened the viability of the post office.The Ambassador…

BoC Chair candidate asked to leave local post officeCherokee TribuneCANTON — Following complaints to police and the United States Postal Service about the method a potential candidate was using to collect signatures, a candidate for the chairman's seat on the board of commissioners was asked to leave a local post… More: continued here

Ninth Ave. Post Office Here, For NowChelsea NowSome local residents were taken aback recently when they found a USPS notice posted at the ground floor entrance of the 76 Ninth Ave. post office, which stated that the office would “suspend operations on May 23” because Google — which bought the … More: continued here

At one time, people in India had to get on a waiting list to buy Hindustan Motors' Ambassador automobile, even though it was an obvious copy of Britain's Morris Oxford of some decades earlier. More: continued here