Putting a Price on FedEx's Worst Winter Ever
Forget about tallies of snowfall, average temperatures, and canceled flights, FedEx ( FDX ) just made it official: This winter was the worst. More: continued here
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Cable Turns Screw Over Royal Mail Chief's Pay
Vince Cable is demanding that the board of Royal Mail (Other OTC: ROYMF – news) limits a pay rise for its chief executive to the same level awarded to the rest of the newly privatised company's workforce. Sky News can reveal that the Business Secretary has informed directors of the postal operator that a salary…
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PhlPost issues Miss World Megan Young stamps
Another Filipina international beauty queen will be immortalized through snail mail, as the Philippine Postal Corp. issued stamps and souvenir sheets featuring the first Filipina Miss World, Megan Lynne Young. More: continued here
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Rajguru, a hero forgotten on Martyrs' Day
Stamps celebrating the Rajguru's martyrdom go out of stock; General Post Office clueless. The last postal stamp on Rajguru was sold by GPO Pune on October 25 More: continued here
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Newark residents say Springfield Avenue post office is the pits – The Star-Ledger
Newark residents say Springfield Avenue post office is the pitsThe Star-LedgerDora Barnes wasn't on the phone a hot minute when she was cut off Tuesday morning. Oh, no he didn't. Click. Oh, yes he did. Someone at the Springfield Avenue Post Office in Newark hung up on her after she finally got through to inquire…
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Newark residents say Springfield Avenue post office is the pits
Newark residents cringe when they go to the post office on Springfield Avenue. They say the service is horrible and mail delivery is just as bad. On South 10th Street, residents said they have had 10 to 15 different mail carriers and their mail may not get delivered for three days. More: continued here
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Critics: Missouri policies blocking access to food stamps, Medicaid and other … – STLtoday.com
Critics: Missouri policies blocking access to food stamps, Medicaid and other …STLtoday.comOVERLAND • The reorganization of a state office and staff downsizing have created drastic barriers for Missouri's neediest citizens, keeping food stamps, Medicaid assistance, day-care subsidies and other support out of reach, a group of advocates said … More: continued here
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Critics: Missouri policies blocking access to food stamps, Medicaid and other support for the needy
Advocates for the poor argued staff cuts and a reorganization in Missouri's Family Support Division are keeping the state's neediest residents from getting help More: continued here
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Angela Carella: More on pending sale of Stamford post office – The Advocate
Angela Carella: More on pending sale of Stamford post officeThe AdvocateAmid a national controversy over the sale of historic post offices, there are more questions about a pending deal for the one in downtown Stamford. The U.S. Postal Service has been selling its properties — including post offices listed on the National … More: continued…
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eBay auctions: The ‘worthless’ gallstones, atmosphere and igloos – BBC News
eBay auctions: The 'worthless' gallstones, atmosphere and igloosBBC NewsA Hertfordshire grandmother sold her gallstones on eBay after having them removed during surgery. Anita Crawley had originally planned to make them into a necklace before deciding it would be a "bit gory" to thread cotton through something that had … More: continued here