I am sad to report that James Whitaker, regarded as the doyen of the royal reporting pack during the Princess Diana era, died this morning. He was 71. As the Daily Mirror's royal editor for a generation, he was responsible for breaking a succession of exclusive stories. He became well …
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Fed up with long walk just to post a letterThis is SomersetPeople living at Waverley Court have collected a 261-name petition which has now been handed to Royal Mail asking for additional post boxes at Port Marine and the Village Quarter. The drive is being led by pensioner Joan Eggmore, …
Read More »Postal Service Seeks 50-Cent Stamps to Avoid ‘Taxpayer Burden’ – BusinessWeek
USA TODAY Postal Service Seeks 50-Cent Stamps to Avoid 'Taxpayer Burden'BusinessWeek16 (Bloomberg) — The US Postal Service said raising the price of a first-class stamp 11 percent to 50 cents should be part of its strategy to avoid annual losses as high as $18.2 billion by 2015. Taxpayers will have …
Read More »eBay Thursday: Lift the Latch Inn and Letters – Patch.com
eBay Thursday: Lift the Latch Inn and LettersPatch.comBy Jaimie Cura eBay seller "cartophilians" is selling an unused postcard featuring Lift the Latch Inn, now the Tucker Hill Inn Bed & Breakfast. cartophilians The name of the tea room was Lift the Latch Inn and eBay seller "cartophilians" is selling an …
Read More »Appalachian Trail hikers’ NH post office to close – Boston.com
Appalachian Trail hikers' NH post office to closeBoston.comBy Holly Ramer AP / February 16, 2012 CONCORD, NH—A post office described as a lifeline for residents of a tiny village and hikers traveling the Appalachian Trail is expected to close in May as part of the US Postal Service's attempt to …
Read More »Postal Service Seeks 50-Cent Stamps to Avoid ‘Taxpayer Burden’
The U.S. Postal Service said raising the price of a first-class stamp 11 percent to 50 cents should be part of its strategy to avoid annual losses as high as $18.2 billion by 2015. More: continued here
Read More »Danny Thomas Forever Stamp Available Today – Sacramento Bee
Toledo Blade Danny Thomas Forever Stamp Available TodaySacramento Bee16, 2012 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The United States Postal Service today issued a new commemorative Forever Stamp honoring one of America's legendary entertainers and humanitarians: Danny Thomas. The stamp may be purchased at Post Offices, …Danny Thomas gets stampToledo BladeHow to Order …
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CONCORD, N.H. – A post office described as a lifeline for residents of a tiny village and hikers traveling the Appalachian Trail is expected to close in May as part of the U.S. Postal Service's attempt to avoid bankruptcy. More: continued here
Read More »Amazon and eBay: two growth strategies – MSN Money
TG Daily Amazon and eBay: two growth strategiesMSN MoneyBy Trefis 4 minutes ago EBay (EBAY) and Amazon (AMZN) seem to be taking two markedly different approaches to building their business. While eBay, which owns PayPal, is increasingly moving toward being a facilitator in online commerce, Amazon wants to …Visa executive …
Read More »The Honor of Your Postage Is Requested – New York Times
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