Elwell post office will close after appeal failsThe Morning SunA central Michigan post office that averages just 19 minutes of retail business a day will close, despite opposition from residents who appealed to keep it open. "A post office in urban America may be a luxury or a convenience, but …
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RTT News Dead Letters: Post Office's Harsh Cuts Will Make Its Deficits WorseDailyFinanceBy Rich Smith, The Motley Fool If you ask the postmaster general, saving the Post Office will require shutting down about one out of every three post offices currently in operation, laying off tens of thousands of postal …
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) — eBay and Gilead Sciences were the two best-performing stocks in the S&P 500 on Thursday. The S&P 500 fell 8.22 points, or 0.59%, Thursday to 1,376.92. Shares of eBay rose 13.24% Thursday to $40.62. The online marketplace operator reported after the close on Wednesday first-quarter earnings …
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Proactive Investors USA & Canada US Stocks Decline as Economic Reports Offset EarningsBusinessWeekBy Nikolaj Gammeltoft and Inyoung Hwang on April 19, 2012 US stocks retreated for a second day as disappointing economic data and concern over Europe's debt crisis overshadowed better-than-forecast earnings from companies including EBay Inc. (EBAY) …U.S. Stocks …
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The World Has Gone to the DogsHuffington Post (blog)One of the nicest parts of working here at the Beverly Hills' AOL/Huffington Post office has been the bring-your-dog-to-work policy. It basically allows dogs to sleep at the feet of their people all day long with the understanding that everyone keeps … …
Read More »Randolph post office headed for closure
The post office in Randolph may be headed for closure after the Postal Regulatory Commission voted 2 to 2 on an appeal by the city's mayor to keep it open. More: continued here
Read More »CBO: Food Stamp Rolls Explode By 70 percent – Catholic Online
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Postal Service leaving Indianapolis Airport: Sign of things to come?Examiner.comThe Postal Service is in trouble and that is not fresh news. There has been talk of cutting services, drastically raising prices, there have been post offices closed and more expected to close. Congress has not come to the rescue and …
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SUMNER — An early morning at the Sumner Post Office is quiet. The radio plays, announcing the day’s news, and every person who comes in is greeted by name and sometimes with a laugh and a little story. Most go in to collect their mail from one of the 76 …
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The Washington PostWashington PostThe German post office was privatized in 1995, acquired the express delivery firm DHL, sold off most post office buildings and today mostly operates from counters in retail stores. Unlike the US Postal Service, the German postal company is not burdened …and more » More: continued here
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