The Atlantic Cities No more post office closures pledgeSwindon AdvertiserTHE Post Office network has been saved from the threat of further closures, the Government pledged yesterday – just three years after the cull of four branches in Swindon. Ministers announced a ten-year agreement with the Royal Mail, promising it would …
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Read More »New 45-cent commemorative stamps unavailable to many post offices – WatertownDailyTimes.com
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Read More »Polone: Why I’m for SOPA, and How the Entertainment Industry Blew It – New York Magazine
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Read More »A one-of-a-kind history lesson at the National Stamps Exhibit
In the e-mail age, stamps may already be archaic. But at the National Stamps Exhibit, these small pieces of paper are precious artifacts that showcase Philippine history. More: continued here
Read More »Food stamp dysfunction merits repairs, not rhetoric – Jackson Clarion Ledger
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Business owners, residents and local officials on Wednesday urged U.S. Postal Service officials not to close the Downtown Uniontown Station post office in the Federal Building on Peter Street. More: continued here
Read More »Class Claims EBay Ad Program Flopped – Courthouse News Service
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Read More »Lancaster welcomes Royal Mail deal – Milton Keynes Today
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