ABC News (blog) Price of stamps may rise to 50 centsWECT-TV6It's now talking about raising the price of stamps from 45 cents to 50 cents. The government agency has already proposed closing hundreds of post offices and processing facilities across the country and canceling Saturday deliveries to save money.Postal Service seeks 50-cent stampsCNNMoney50-Cent Stamp, Other…
The Gordian Group Awards Healdsburg Post Office RenovationFireEngineering.comJust two days after fire destroyed the Healdsburg, Calif., Post Office north of San Francisco, a temporary counter was set up to serve customers and provisions were in place to expedite renovations, thanks to its Job Order Contracting process. More: continued here
Plans to raise the price of stamps are likely to have a "disastrous" effect, with the elderly and the vulnerable – as well as small businesses – among the worst hit, according to an MP leading a Commons probe into the proposals. More: continued here
Irish Independent EBAY INC : PayPal To Announce 1000 New Jobs For Ireland – Report4-tradersPayPal, the online payments firm owned by ebay Inc, plans to create 1000 new jobs in Ireland, providing a significant boost for the Irish government's efforts to lift the economy, broadcaster RTE News reported Tuesday. PayPal already employs over 1000 …PayPal…
Stamp price hike small business warningSNP (press release)The SNP have questioned the UK Government's commitment to supporting small business after warning over the impact of proposals to give Royal Mail powers to charge an unlimited price for first class stamps while the cost of second-class postage could … More: continued here
A VAN driver was killed yesterday in a horror road smash with a Royal Mail lorry. More: continued here
For 45 years, Mr. Whitaker managed to keep good relations with those he covered, even though he sometimes used tactics associated with the tabloid press. More: continued here
Driver dies in smash with mail truckThe Scottish SunA WRECKED van lies on its side at the side of a debris-strewn road yesterday — after the driver died in a horror smash with a Royal Mail truck. Emergency crews raced to the scene of carnage on the A944 near Westhill, Aberdeenshire, at 7am. More: continued…
Asheville protesters don't want Postal Service, post offices cutAsheville Citizen-TimesASHEVILLE — A mixture of protesters, postal workers and politicians — both living and dead — gathered Monday afternoon at Pack Square Park with a clear message: Save post offices and postal jobs. “It's always slash and burn on the hardworking people …and more » More: continued…
Search Continues for Secret Stamp Honoring John Glenn's Historic SpaceflightSpace.comFor the first and only time in the country's postal history, the United States Post Office Department — since 1971, the US Postal Service — surprised the public with the release of a secret stamp celebrating Glenn's successful mission.and more » More: continued here