Post office could lose 200 jobsShreveport TimesTwo hundred positions at the US Post Office on Moss Street will be eliminated in a cost-cutting measure unless Congress acts by May 15. The US Postal Service is losing more than $23 million a day, spokesman McKinney Boyd said.and more » More: continued here
Read More »eBay’s RedLaser app tops 2m UK downloads, as shoppers scan 50000 barcodes a month – The Next Web
The Next Web eBay's RedLaser app tops 2m UK downloads, as shoppers scan 50000 barcodes a monthThe Next WebBack in June 2010, eBay announced it had acquired a startup called RedLaser, an iPhone app that scans barcodes for the purposes of searching for products and comparing prices. The app shifted …
Read More »U.S. Post Office to close local centers
It was announced on Thursday that mail processing centers in St. Petersburg and Lakeland will soon be shutting down. More: continued here
Read More »What do cows, running horses and Vincent Van Gogh have in common?
Sculptures by Saskatchewan artist Joe Fafard featured on new stamps OTTAWA , Feb. 23, 2012 /CNW/ – Canada Post issued three stamps today in the ongoing Art Canada series, celebrating the work of contemporary … More: continued here
Read More »Masterton stamp ace leaves legacy – Wairarapa Times-Age
Masterton stamp ace leaves legacyWairarapa Times-AgeMR POSTAL HISTORY: Masterton stamp collector and author Robin Startup with New Zealand's top award for his services to stamp collecting, the Rhodes Medal, in 1995. PHOTO/FILE Masterton's very own "Mr Postal History" passed away last week after a long …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Regina artist puts his stamp on Canada Post – Regina Leader-Post
Regina artist puts his stamp on Canada PostRegina Leader-PostThey are all images on a new set of stamps in the ongoing Art Canada series, featuring work by Regina sculptor Joe Fafard. The colourful, somewhat lighthearted stamps – Smoothly she Shifted, based on a bronze cast sculpture; Dear Vincent, … More: …
Read More »Disenfranchised by the post office? – Modesto Bee
Disenfranchised by the post office?Modesto BeeBowen and others are correct to raise this issue early, and we hope they can persuade the Postal Service to delay closure of any more processing centers until after the June 5 primary. Meanwhile, elections officials, the political parties and others …and more » More: continued …
Read More »Our view: Food-stamp cuts come at wrong time – GoErie.com
Our view: Food-stamp cuts come at wrong timeGoErie.comPennsylvania bureaucrats, bent on saving money in the state's food-stamp program, should listen to those working in the trenches to help Erie's poor. Under Gov. Tom Corbett, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare will reinstate an asset test to …Food stamps perpetuate myth …
Read More »Regina artist puts his stamp on mail – StarPhoenix
Regina artist puts his stamp on mailStarPhoenixThey are all images on a new set of stamps in the ongoing Art Canada series, featuring work by Regina sculptor Joe Fafard. The colourful, somewhat lighthearted stamps are photographs of Fafard's work and will be officially unveiled in Regina on March 2 … …
Read More »Jeremy Lin Rookie Card Sells For $21580 On eBay – MyFox Phoenix
CBS Local Jeremy Lin Rookie Card Sells For $21580 On eBayMyFox PhoenixOn Thursday night, the card sold in an eBay auction for $21580 — mirroring the rise in Lin's perceived value both on and off the court. The card, which Rozmaryn described as the "Holy Grail" of Lin basketball cards, …
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