Sowetan No end in sight to Post Office strikeSowetanTHE three-month strike at the SA Post Office is continuing, the Communication Workers' Union said yesterday. GO-SLOW: Striking workers are demanding that the Post Office employ, on a permanent basis, staff sourced from labour brokers.and more » More: continued here
Read More »USPS honors service dogs with new set of stamps – Aiken Standard
USPS honors service dogs with new set of stampsAiken StandardThe Carl Junction post office has a reputation for promoting the release of special postage stamps in unique ways. An unveiling ceremony included a Doberman named Bullett, a bloodhound named Copper and a Labrador named Huey who helped pull the cover …
Read More »Machete used to rob post office
THREE men have robbed a Surrey Downs post office. More: continued here
Read More »Students use food stamp program, but face stigma – Oregon Daily Emerald
Students use food stamp program, but face stigmaOregon Daily EmeraldSome people on the thread expressed dismay that a college student should be using food stamps. Others rallied behind Crist, defending her use of food stamps. “It started this whole debate,” she said. “Some people were really happy for me because …
Read More »Mail service is first class, new research shows – This is Lincolnshire
Mail service is first class, new research showsThis is LincolnshireTHE postcode area which includes Gainsborough is receiving some of the best quality postal services from Royal Mail in the UK, new independent research has found. Royal Mail's DN postcode beat the annual first class mail target during the 2011-12 … …
Read More »Mobile NFC payments hitting 11500 European post offices – SlashGear
SlashGear Mobile NFC payments hitting 11500 European post officesSlashGearHere in the US, when there's a story about the Postal Service it's pretty much always negative these days. But in Europe, it's a very different situation. The Post Office service across the pond has decided to roll out near field communication …
Read More »Milton gets its Post Office back – ABC Online (blog)
Milton gets its Post Office backABC Online (blog)What happen if you put a book shop, a coffee shop, an ABC Shop and a post office all under the one roof? The people of Milton (and surrounds) have been without a post office since the floods at the beginning of last …
Read More »How Will Google Shopping Changes Affect eBay, Marketplaces? – EcommerceBytes (blog)
EcommerceBytes (blog) How Will Google Shopping Changes Affect eBay, Marketplaces?EcommerceBytes (blog)Currently online shoppers will find eBay product listings on Google.com search results pages in a Google Shopping "universal" widget as well as in Google.com/shopping search results. So at first glance, it seems today's news that Google Shopping is …Google to …
Read More »Restoration Hardware plans move to old post office
The Malkin family, which purchased the former location of the post office on Greenwich Avenue, shown here, in summer 2011, has agreed to lease the space to Restoration Hardware. More: continued here
Read More »Documenting the “Food Stamp Challenge” – KALW
Documenting the "Food Stamp Challenge"KALWBy Hana Baba As the number of Americans receiving food stamps increases – it has now reached an all time high of more than 21 and a half million households – an ongoing debate over whether the system is working has emerged. More: continued here
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