"Magic" package delivered to newspaper staff in Glenwood SpringsDenver PostGLENWOOD SPRINGS — A misdirected postal package that had a return address for the Glenwood Springs Post Independent office sat unclaimed for two months before staffers made an unexpected discovery this week. After attempting to track down the … More: continued here
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A new set of stamps featuring local tradesmen such as cobblers, goldsmiths and milkmen is going into circulation. Postal service provider SingPost is launching the Vanishing Trades stamp collection to preserve the memories of these trades, brought to local shores by immigrants from Malaysia, India and Sri Lanka decades ago. …
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Christian Post EBay's Omidyar and his 'Next Adventure in Journalism'ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – EBay Inc founder Pierre Omidyar has become the latest self-made tech baron to plunge into the struggling news industry – hot on the heels of Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos, who just paid $250 million for the …
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Read More »Angela Carella: Post Office: Mailbox moving memo is moot – The Advocate
Angela Carella: Post Office: Mailbox moving memo is mootThe AdvocateBut, because road and curb conditions vary, "the Postal Service requires customers contact their local Post Office before erecting or replacing mailboxes and supports." Call Brian Hogan, manager of customer services at the Springdale Post Office on … More: continued here
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Miss Jackson’s second grade class from Willow Creek Academy found out where letters go after they are dropped into the mail slot at the post office. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Had Some Scary Things To Say About The Outlook For The American… – Business Insider
eBay Had Some Scary Things To Say About The Outlook For The American…Business InsiderYesterday, on eBay's earnings conference call, CFO Bob Swan had some worrying things to say about the outlook for U.S. consumer spending going into the holiday shopping season. "First, from a macro standpoint, Europe and [Asia-Pacific] — …
Read More »Art in the post office – Marinscope Community Newspapers
Art in the post officeMarinscope Community NewspapersMiss Jackson's second grade class from Willow Creek Academy found out where letters go after they are dropped into the mail slot at the post office. Becky Jackson, better known as “Miss Jackson” to her charges, had each of her students write letters to … …
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eBay Guidance DisappointsZacks.comRevenue. Gross revenue of $3.89 billion was up 0.4% sequentially and 14.3% year over year, more or less in line with our expectations of around $3.90 billion and in the middle of eBay's guidance range of $3.85-3.95 billion. Over 86% of total revenue … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail Staff To Strike In November – Sky News
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail Staff To Strike In NovemberSky NewsThe union ballot of around 115,000 of its members at Royal Mail and Parcelforce returned a 4-1 decision on a 63% turnout in favour of industrial action, which is linked to the recently completed privatisation of the service. The vote was returned …
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