Post Office warns $18B loss in future
WASHINGTON – Mired in red ink, the U.S. Postal Service is warning it will lose as much as $18.2 bill … More: continued here
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eBay Moron Sells Safe Containing $26000 for $123 – Gizmodo
AuctionBytes Blog (blog) eBay Moron Sells Safe Containing $26000 for $123GizmodoSome lamentable sucker in California sold a locked safe on eBay for $123 with a warning of "WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. NOTHING MORE AND NOTHING LESS." The "nothing less" bit came back to bite him in the accumulation of wealth when the…
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Appalachian Trail Hikers' NH Post Office to Close
NH village loses fight to keep open post office popular with Appalachian Trail hikers More: continued here
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Post office: $18B loss without cuts, rate increase
WASHINGTON — Mired in red ink, the U.S. Postal Service is warning it will lose as much as $18.2 billion a year by 2015… More: continued here
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The Postal Service Uses Wedding Stamps to Encourage Mail Invitations
The U.S. Postal Service, eager to encourage old-fashioned mail invitations, is publishing a series of wedding stamps. More: continued here
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Royal reporter James Whitaker dies
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 known as a TV commentator…
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Fed up with long walk just to post a letter – This is Somerset
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, who says she has to…
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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 to shoulder support for the…
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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 … More: continued here
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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 avoid …and more » More: continued…