Verde Independent Cornville's peripatetic post office returns to its place in historyVerde IndependentAll that mattered to those waiting in the darkness was that Cornville Post Office was back, nearly 25 years after it left town and nearly a century after it left the very spot it was placed, later that morning. “We call it our…
Stamps: Souvenir Forever collection commemorates Lady Bird Johnson's …Daily Press (blog)The achievements of Lady Bird Johnson are commemorated with the recent dedication of the Lady Bird Johnson souvenir Forever stamps sheet. The ceremony honoring the former First Lady took place at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center of The … More: continued here
Cancer centre gets go ahead despite staff poaching fearOxford MailBut the proposals for the new centre on the former Royal Mail site were approved last night by members of the Oxford City Council east area planning committee. Littlemore councillor John Tanner tried to sink the application on the grounds that more …Private cancer treatment centre…
Royal Mail pension deficit reduced by £28bnEmployee BenefitsAutumn Statement 2012: The transfer of assets from the Royal Mail Pension Plan to the Treasury has reduced public sector net borrowing by £28 billion in 2012/13. It was announced in the the Budget in March 2012 that the liabilities of the scheme, which …and more » More: continued…
EcommerceBytes eBay Power Search Offers Advanced Features including WildcardsEcommerceBytesSerious buyers and sellers know the importance of good search, and EcommerceBytes is kicking off its new Online Seller Tools with a powerful application for searching eBay. Third-party developer "Watched Item" created eBay Power Search to help …and more » More: continued here
FedEx Corporation plans to offer two years salary in advance so as to expedite voluntary retirement of employees beginning next year. More: continued here
They once talked portable post officeFremont News MessengerAs a young reporter in the mid-1960s, one of my regular stopping points was the U.S. Post Office in the impressive building that now houses Pontifex at the corner of State and Justice streets. First thing in the morning, I'd make a run from The News … More:…
Royal Mail says next year “a good aim” for privitisationMotor Transport (blog)Although there is no definite time frame for Royal Mail to be privatised, the government hopes the firm receives the capital it needs in 2013, Greene said at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and Marketforce Future of UK Postal Services …Exclusive: MPs Eye…
New York Times (blog) Owney, the Post Office DogNew York Times (blog)Owney, the unoffical postal mascot, wore a jacket with mail tags. Though he Smithsonian Institution Owney, the unoffical postal mascot, wore a jacket with mail tags. Though he was only a mutt, Owney endeared himself as a worldwide traveling postal mascot. More: continued here
As a young reporter in the mid-1960s, one of my regular stopping points was the U.S. Post Office in the impressive building that now houses Pontifex at the corner of State and Justice streets. More: continued here