Where is the 'Post Office' headed?Germantown Now (blog)I came across a Motley Fool piece written by Rich Smith that discussed the dilemma our US Postal Service faces. It discussed the alternatives that the 'Post Office' has available to it in order to overcome the issues that beset it. More: continued here
This is Money Royal Mail Announce 39% Increase in the Price of a Second Class StampMarketWatch (press release)ROMFORD, UNITED KINGDOM, Mar 28, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Neopost, the UK's leading provider of mailroom equipment and software, announced today that the gap between stamped and franked mail is now even wider. Royal Mail has confirmed…
Pulaski Post Office Asking For Help With Biting DogsWKSRThe Pulaski Post Office is asking for the help of all dog owners to reduce dog bites to letter carriers as they serve the community with daily mail delivery. Recently, an alarming spike in dog bites to postal carriers has taken place in the community … More:…
AN Outwood post office which closed a year ago will reopen today after space was found to provide the service from a nearby shop. More: continued here
Magento Names 500friends as Platinum Partner, Building Brand Loyalty and …MarketWatch (press release)CULVER CITY, Calif., Apr 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Magento, a leading eCommerce platform provider with over 110000 merchants worldwide and a part of X.commerce, an eBay Inc. company, today announced a strategic partnership with 500friends, Inc., …EBAY INC : Magento Names 500friends…
Menlo-Atherton Auction Opens on eBayPatch.comBy Patch Staff A variety of special packages are available in the MA on eBay site. MA on eBay The Menlo-Atherton Foundation for the Future is hosting an online auction this week to raise money for Menlo-Atherton High School on eBay. More: continued here
The cost of taking a break in Bulgaria is the best-value of all the European destinations, a recent Post Office study has found. More: continued here
Poverty In America: Defining The New PoorKPBSWelfare reform in the 1990s helped slash cash benefit rolls, yet the use of food stamps is soaring today. About 15 percent of Americans use food stamps. They've become what some call the new welfare. A big reason why is a deal struck between President …and more » More: continued…
MLive.com Saginaw celebrates release of stamp for Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Theodore …MLive.comBy Sue White | For MLive.com SAGINAW, MI — Historian Tom Trombley, deputy director at the Castle Museum of Saginaw County History, can't remember the last time the United States Postal Service honored a Saginaw native on a postal stamp. More: continued here
Christian Science Monitor Don't Let Business Lobbyists Kill the Post OfficeRollingStone.com (blog)Postal officials say they must close about 3700 underused post offices (there are 32000 nationally) while offering alternative services through local businesses. They also want to consolidate hundreds of regional processing centers and eliminate …Senate pushing to avoid post office closingsWashington ExaminerPlan To Close…