The top U.S. Postal Service official on Thursday took his case for rural post office closures straight to those it will hurt most, telling residents in Montana's capital and one of its smallest towns that thousands of post offices nationwide must be shuttered to cut costs. More: continued here
The survival of the Cumberland post office processing center on Park Street hinges on U.S. Congress, which reconvenes Monday, according to local officials of the American Postal Workers Union. More: continued here
CBS News Clara Barton's Civil War office to become a museumWashington Post (blog)By Linda Wheeler Clara Barton's post-Civil War office, where the battlefield nurse had helped families find missing soldiers, may finally get the care and respect it deserves. The top floor of an old brick commercial building in downtown Washington was …Clara Barton's DC…
Daily Mail Royal Mail rations stamps as customers rush to stock up before 30% price riseDaily MailBy Larisa Brown Royal Mail is rationing stamps in a bid to stop the public from buying them in bulk ahead of record price rises. Some of the biggest high street chains and post offices say they are running…
Post Office ProtestKFYR-TVSome postal workers say customers won`t be happy once budget cuts take place and mail service suffers. Demonstrators walked around the federal building in Bismarck Thursday afternoon to rally the public about possible Congressional action. More: continued here
100th anniversary of Titanic's voyage, sinking commemorated with showsGoErie.comBy LINDSEY POISSON, Erie Times-News The Royal Mail Steamer Titanic, built between 1909 and 1911, first set sail on April 10, 1912, making stops in Cherbourg and Southhampton before finally setting sail for New York. The Titanic had traveled more than …and more » More:
EcommerceBytes (blog) Point: Offering Free Shipping Improves Sales on eBayAuctionbytesToday's feature is a Point/Counterpoint debate on the impact of free shipping on eBay sales. Here is today's "Point." Does offering Free Shipping improve sales on eBay? Craig Clark of PerfectCornersCollectibles.com says yes.Point, Counterpoint – Does Free Shipping Improve Sales on eBay?EcommerceBytes (blog)all 3 news articles »…
MANILA, Philippines — The iconic FedEx Envelope, which is already made from 100% recycled content and is 100% recyclable, is getting another environmentally-friendly boost Friday. FedEx Express, an operating company of FedEx Corp., is launching a carbon-neutral shipping program for its most widely-used packaging solution for document shipping, making it the first global express transportation…
Frederick Smith appeared at BSC as part of the school's Stump Entrepreneurship Lecture series. More: continued here
eBay Find of the Day: ViperCuda combines classic muscle car with modern V10Autoblog (blog)That's what this Vipercuda will cost you on eBay. Don't think it's just an expensive engine transplant, though. Beneath that 40-year-old, long hood, short deck 'Cuda body is all snake. The Viper's 450-hp engine, 18-inch front, 19-inch rear wheels, …and more » More:…