Metro Chocolicious stamps go on saleTimes of IndiaBRUSSELS: Belgium has launched a new stamp sure to delight chocoholics around the world. "We have added a chocolate taste to the glue of the stamps… which you can taste when you lick it," the Belgian postal service has said. "The stamps are …
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TIME USPS Folly Was Foreshadowed by Confederate Post OfficeBloombergBut as the post office became embroiled in the vitriolic politics of the antebellum era, it grew increasingly controversial. Southerners, in particular, recoiled at Northerners' use of the postal service to spread anti-slavery literature. To them, the …How Healthcare Expenses Cost Us …
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Business Insider The Post Office Fiasco Shows Why America Is DoomedBusiness InsiderTHE United States Postal Service has made a perfectly sensible decision. In light of the move by most Americans to electronic mail and online bill pay, it will no longer deliver the post on Saturdays. The volume of mail …
Read More »Did I kill the post office? – Salon
Salon Did I kill the post office?SalonOn days like today, I feel like I killed the post office. I embraced the Net early and I evangelized it ruthlessly. I stopped writing letters. I started paying bills online. Heck, I even switched my Netflix subscription from DVDs to streaming. I'm a …
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The news that the post office will stop mail delivery on saturday will further hobble traditional companies that are competing with internet offerings and help digital-only companies in their fight against the incumbents. More: continued here
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Miami New Times (blog) Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry Talks Ice Cream, Stamps, and SustainabilityMiami New Times (blog)More than 30 years ago, Ben Cohen enriched the palate of folks everywhere when he and long-time friend and partner, Jerry Greenfield, opened an ice cream parlor in Vermont. Ben & Jerry's …
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FedEx Corp. said about 10 percent of its senior U.S. executives have accepted buyouts under a program to cut spending and boost profits by $1.7 billion over three years. FedEx declined to specify how many managers will leave the Memphis, Tennessee-based shipping company through May 2014, said Glen Brandow, a …
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TIME Ending Saturday Delivery, End Of The Post Office?NPRPeople sick of receiving ads and newsletters in their mailbox soon will soon have a break on weekends. The U.S. Postal Service is halting Saturday mail deliveries. But how will it affect people who count on the mail for bills, checks, and …
Read More »Is the Post Office Breaking the Law by Eliminating Saturday Delivery? – TIME
TIME Is the Post Office Breaking the Law by Eliminating Saturday Delivery?TIMEThe U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday morning that it was moving from six- to five-day delivery to help reduce its ever growing budget deficit. But for years, the post office has argued that it needed congressional authorization to do …
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It was 2008 when Larry Langford raised eyebrows when he suggested that the iconic, yet financially troubled mail service, eliminate Saturday mail deliveries to conserve fuel and save millions of dollars. More: continued here
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