News roundup–Mulberry, Royal Mail, Hamleys, moreCatalogue e-businessThe Communications Workers Union is balloting its Royal Mail members in the New Year with the intention of boycotting competitors' mail. The plan is not to deliver any mail sent via a company other than Royal Mail. The union is concerned that unfair … …
Read More »New London post office could be sold – TheDay.com
New London post office could be soldTheDay.comBut a postal service spokeswoman said Thursday there will be no sale if the price offered for the stately, marble-floored building doesn't more than cover the cost of retrofitting another smaller space in the city where the post office could continue … More: continued …
Read More »Stabenow open to more Farm Bill food stamp reforms – The Hill (blog)
Politico Stabenow open to more Farm Bill food stamp reformsThe Hill (blog)Passage of a five-year farm bill in the lame-duck session appears to still be hung up on the issue of food-stamp benefit cuts. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said Thursday she remains opposed to the food-stamp cuts …
Read More »Jupiter’s Children eBay Auction Hits $3500 With Hours To Go – Bleeding Cool News
Jupiter's Children eBay Auction Hits $3500 With Hours To GoBleeding Cool NewsIt both promotes the comic and raises money for charity. Not a bad way to do business. Mark Millar is currently auctioning off the naming rights to his upcoming comic with Frank Quitely, Jupiter's Children. Previous auctions from Millar …
Read More »Ebay and PayPal To Open First Pop-Up-Store – SPORTSWEAR INTERNATIONAL (subscription)
Ebay and PayPal To Open First Pop-Up-StoreSPORTSWEAR INTERNATIONAL (subscription)Moreover Tschopp and Keese explained during their press conference how development and strategy of eBay and PayPal Germany will change in the future, mainly owing to rapid changes in mobile technologies. The eBay Christmas boutique has over 150 … More: continued here
Read More »Voter registration: Data checks ‘accurate as ID cards’ – BBC News
BBC News Voter registration: Data checks 'accurate as ID cards'BBC NewsOfficials are being allowed to trawl databases including the Royal Mail and the Student Loans Company to track down missing voters in a new trial. Data matching could be used to fill in gaps in the electoral register ahead of …
Read More »Owney, the Post Office Dog
Metropolitan Diary: A postal clerk tells a customer about Owney, a famous postal mascot in the 19th century. The story doesn't end happily. More: continued here
Read More »Post office playhouse being raffled off – News Banner
WTOP Post office playhouse being raffled offNews BannerThe post office is designed after the real post office at terra Bella Village in Covington and is 8 feet wide, 10 feet deep including the porch and 10 feet high, large enough for an adult to stand in. It was built by …
Read More »Food stamp apps on the rise in RI – The Brown Daily Herald
Food stamp apps on the rise in RIThe Brown Daily HeraldThe number of citizens seeking food aid in November was the highest recorded in state history, according to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank's “2012 Status Report on Hunger in Rhode Island” released last month. The report showed approximately 24 …
Read More »Car hits post office in Far Hills but no one is hurt – New Jersey Hills
Car hits post office in Far Hills but no one is hurtNew Jersey HillsFAR HILLS – A car ran into the Far Hills Post Office on Route 202 on Saturday morning, Dec. 1, damaging the building but causing no injuries, according to police. The crash was reported at 10:32 a.m. …
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