John Nichols: Post Office cuts a threat to democracy
The proposal to end Saturday mail delivery poses a threat to the economic and social viability of rural communities across Wisconsin. More: continued here
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Barry Tompkins: Thoughts on the post office and Canada geese in Marin – Marin Independent-Journal
Barry Tompkins: Thoughts on the post office and Canada geese in MarinMarin Independent-JournalBarry Tompkins: Thoughts on the post office and Canada geese in Marin. By Barry Tompkins IJ correspondentmarinij.com. Posted: 02/10/2013 08:00:00 AM PST. Click photo to enlarge. A Canada goose in flight on Monday, Jan. 29, 2013 at the Las Gallinas … More: continued…
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FedEx Networks Opens Bangkok Office
FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding subsidiary of FedEx Corp., has opened its first office in Thailand, located in Bangkok. More: continued here
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In pictures: Denis Law joins football legends in Royal Mail tribute – Scottish Daily Record
Scottish Daily Record In pictures: Denis Law joins football legends in Royal Mail tributeScottish Daily RecordTHE Scotland great joins a host of big names including Bobby Charlton, George Best and Bryan Robson in the Royal Mail tribute to 150 years of the beautiful game. The Royal Mail set of stamps features some of the UK's…
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Some don’t like USPS plan to cut Saturday letter delivery
SALISBURY — As the U.S. Postal Service plans to end Saturday letter delivery, many people at the Salisbury post office this weekend said it’s a bad idea. More: continued here
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Post Office Employee retires after 39 years on the job – OurValley.org
Post Office Employee retires after 39 years on the jobOurValley.orgVINTON–Vickey Snyder began working for the United States Postal Service in 1973 when the price of a postage stamp was eight cents. She retired on January 30, 2013, after thirty-nine years and one month on the job. For the last twenty years she worked … More:…
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Heed a past post office folly – Charlotte Observer
Heed a past post office follyCharlotte ObserverThis week's announcement the Postal Service will cease Saturday delivery starting in August highlights the core paradox of the system: that it should both serve a universal civic function and generate enough revenue to sustain its enormously expensive … More: continued here
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Post Office Cutbacks
Rain, sleet or snow, the mail will be delivered but not on Saturdays, it's a new effort to save money. More: continued here
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“Freda” says goodbye to Miami Springs post office after 27 years – MiamiHerald.com
MiamiHerald.com "Freda" says goodbye to Miami Springs post office after 27 yearsMiamiHerald.comAlfreda “Freda” Felton of the Miami Springs post office knows those, too. Hired in 1978, Freda developed something of a mental directory of area postal information through the course of 35 years of service. As she stood at her counter waiting for the ……
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eBay Item of the Day: That Thing We Are Lost Without – Baseball Nation
Baseball Nation eBay Item of the Day: That Thing We Are Lost WithoutBaseball NationeBay Item of the Day: That Thing We Are Lost Without. By Jim Baker on Feb 9, 10:33p +. It's back to basics today. Here's a ball. Just a ball. Without it, all that we love is just a grand pantomime. Ball_medium….