In the coming weeks, we'll be offering a periodic look at media organizations which are trying to figure out how to report and present the news while paying for that amid major changes in the industry. In our first story, we hear about a new news organization funded by Pierre …
Read More »Post Office Banking Plan Gains Support
An idea floated last month by the Inspector General of the U.S. Post Office, to solve the agency’s money problems by allowing it to get into the financial services business, appears to be catching on. The idea got a ringing endorsement from Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren earlier this month. In …
Read More »Future of downtown New Bedford's post office is in question
The postal service is considering selling the historic Pleasant Street post office and relocating its operation to another downtown site. More: continued here
Read More »Devastating cuts to food stamps, while pantries report critical shortages – Party for Socialism and Liberation
Party for Socialism and Liberation Devastating cuts to food stamps, while pantries report critical shortagesParty for Socialism and LiberationNearly 850,000 struggling households around the country are going to find it much harder to put food on the table, on account of a new farm bill signed into law by President …
Read More »Experts condemn plans for historic Paris post office
Architectural historian leads fight to prevent building being converted—with a hotel on the roof More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Expands SenseAware – Analyst Blog
FedEx Expands SenseAware – Analyst Blog More: continued here
Read More »New Bedford post office may be moving
The downtown New Bedford post office building on Pleasant Street may be slated for sale, with the office moving to another downtown location. More: continued here
Read More »You can't actually sell your Flappy Bird phone on eBay
Turns out this auction and others like it violated eBay's copyright policies. (Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) Despite numerous headlines flying around this week about smartphones with the now-grounded Flappy Bird app installed selling for as much as $100,000 on eBay, it's unlikely any of those sales have actually gone …
Read More »Winter Flowers Forever Stamps on Sale Now – KARK
KARK Winter Flowers Forever Stamps on Sale NowKARKLITTLE ROCK, AR (News release) – The U.S. Postal Service celebrates the blooms that brighten the dark days of winter today with the issuance of the Winter Flowers Forever stamps. Pictured clockwise from upper left, the four plants — amaryllis … More: continued …
Read More »Post Office puts stamp back on buy-to-let market with 3.98% five-year fix
The lender stopped offering buy-to-let products in 2011, claiming it would concentrate on the first-time buyer and remortgage market. Now it is back. More: continued here
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