Business minister Michael Fallon says privatisation of postal service is a 'practical, logical, commercial decision' Business minister Michael Fallon has fired the starting gun on a £3bn privatisation of Royal Mail and described the sell-off as a "practical, logical, commercial decision". At least 10% of the shares will be handed …
Read More »Stamps take on Roughriders in Wild West Showdown
The top two teams so far in the 2013 season go head to head on Friday as the Calgary Stampeders play host to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Kickoff at McMahon Stadium is at 7 p.m. More: continued here
Read More »Berkeley: Post office warns protest campers
Activists have been camping and demonstrating at the post office since July 24, protesting the postal service decision to put the historic 57,000-square-foot building up for sale. More: continued here
Read More »Hove man who tried to sell himself on eBay – The Argus
The Argus Hove man who tried to sell himself on eBayThe ArgusA lonely heart looking for love on eBay has had his dreams cruelly crushed by the internet giant. Michael Elliott from Hove put himself on eBay in a bid to find love and somebody to share his life with. …
Read More »Trumps Reach Lease Deal on Old Post Office in DC – ABC News
MSN News Trumps Reach Lease Deal on Old Post Office in DCABC NewsDonald Trump's real estate company has completed a $200 million deal on a 60-year lease agreement on the Old Post Office building in Washington. The General Services Administration says the deal with the Trump Organization was signed Monday …
Read More »NH tobacco tax revenue jumps 143 percent in July, bringing in $46.7 million
CONCORD – Seizing on a tax break, cigarette-selling retailers bought up tax stamps in near-record numbers last month that created a glut in state revenues. After two years of sub-par performance, the tobacco tax last month took in $46.7 million, a 143 percent jump over the same period last year. …
Read More »Yonkers post office robbed at gunpoint (video) – The Journal News | LoHud.com
Yonkers post office robbed at gunpoint (video)The Journal News | LoHud.comYonkers post office robbed at gunpoint: U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Yonkers police respond to robbery of a post office at 355 S. Broadway on August 5, 2013. Video by Hoa Nguyen/The Journal News … More: continued here
Read More »SNAP Judgment – The Slatest
The Slatest SNAP JudgmentThe SlatestLast winter a delegation of high-profile nutritionists made the rounds of D.C. lawmakers to discuss ways to improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, aka food stamps. One of their proposals: Could SNAP explore limiting the types of food …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Post office closed in Alorton – Belleville News Democrat
Post office closed in AlortonBelleville News DemocratALORTON — Many residents in Alorton are upset because the post office where they live has been abruptly closed. They went to take care of their postal business on Saturday and found out that they would have to go elsewhere. Even that, though, proved …
Read More »Don't let this dispute drag down the post
Royal Mail faces great challenges because of new technology and market liberalisation, but has a talented workforce and the backing of the public ( Last-minute talks to avert two-day postal strike , 21 October). Last year it made a huge profit. But the current dispute looks as if it could …
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