TechCrunch Facebook's Katie Mitic, Ethan Beard Leaving for StartupsBusinessweek“After an amazing two years at Facebook, it's time to start my next entrepreneurial adventure,” said Mitic, who is also on the board of online retailer EBay Inc. (EBAY) (EBAY) “I'm so grateful to have met, learned from and worked with the …
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Keep downtown post office openRedlands Daily FactsThis letter is to commend the writer of the letter regarding keeping the post office open and operating (Karlie Miller, "City should keep post office open," July 12). I agree it is one of the most beautiful and historic buildings in downtown Redlands … …
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The Post Office Is Still Ours. The Post Office Is Dying.Esquire (blog)"I think for my generation it was a great asset — if you had a letter or package and you needed it to get up to the North Pole, you knew it would be delivered," said Jim Husa, 87, …
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Bradley Wiggins' first class performance has got the stamp of approval – with the Royal Mail producing a commemorative stamp in his honour. More: continued here
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