For the third time in nine years, a driver representing FedEx Corporation has earned the coveted National Grand Champion title at the 2012 National Truck Driving Championships . More: continued here
Read More »O’Brien hasn’t filed postal complaint – Concord Monitor
O'Brien hasn't filed postal complaintConcord MonitorAgapi Doulaveris, a spokeswoman for the national Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Postal Service, said her office investigates all allegations of mail mishandling misconduct against postal employees. She said yesterday the office had received no … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail backs down over golden postbox in Ben Ainslie’s home town – The Guardian
The Guardian Royal Mail backs down over golden postbox in Ben Ainslie's home townThe GuardianRoyal Mail has decided to honour Lymington with a golden postbox as a lasting tribute to Ainslie's victory, following several days of drama that have gripped local residents. The postal service originally chose a box in …
Read More »Cummaquid postmaster retires with fond memories – Wicked Local
Cummaquid postmaster retires with fond memoriesWicked LocalThat big post office needed people from 4 p.m. to midnight to remove large items from the belt that carried the mail to the carriers. “They called it the bulky belt,” she said. When she and her husband, Bill, and son, Kenneth, decided to …
Read More »Backed By Google And eBay’s Founder, Crowd Funding Takes Off In Africa – International Business Times
International Business Times Backed By Google And eBay's Founder, Crowd Funding Takes Off In AfricaInternational Business TimesAfrica is not the first place that comes to mind when thinking about innovative forms of raising capital. Yet Kenya's m:lab, a technology hub funded by the World Bank specializing in mobile innovation that …
Read More »Food Stamp Multiplication Key to Entitlement Spread – The Desert Sun (blog)
Food Stamp Multiplication Key to Entitlement SpreadThe Desert Sun (blog)It's no secret that the use of food stamps for a variety of purposes not originally intended has spread from one in 50 Americans in 1970 to 15 to one currently. When one considers that the U.S. population has grown by …
Read More »Bradford on Avon post office set to re-open – This Is Wiltshire
Bradford on Avon post office set to re-openThis Is WiltshireThe saga surrounding the closure of Post Office in The Shambles, Bradford on Avon, may finally be coming to an end with it set to reopen on Monday, September 10. The branch, which this week had the post box near it …
Read More »Food Stamp Multiplication Key to Entitlement Spread – The Desert Sun (blog)
Food Stamp Multiplication Key to Entitlement SpreadThe Desert Sun (blog)It's no secret that the use of food stamps for a variety of purposes not originally intended has spread from one in 50 Americans in 1970 to 15 to one currently. When one considers that the U.S. population has grown by …
Read More »Council asks Royal Mail to give Newton a golden postbox to honour Ed Clancy – St Helens Star
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Read More »Residents protest against Post Office threat – Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser
This is Nottingham Residents protest against Post Office threatAirdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserPost Office representatives are concerned about the impact on their thousands of local branches if the contract, to be decided this autumn, is awarded elsewhere – saying it could cause some to go out of business. Bargeddie's sub-postmaster Umar …
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