Post Office officials have not made a final decision on whether to close the William Street mail processing center. But many of the location’s 700 employees along with local lawmakers say it’s a bad idea. More: continued here
Read More »Chinese dragon stamp sparks furore – Zee News
Telegraph.co.uk Chinese dragon stamp sparks furoreZee NewsBeijing: A set of stamps depicting China's ancient national symbol Dragon as a ferocious and intimidating creature has created a controversy in China with people questioning its violent projection. Chinese have reacted angrily to a special edition …Chinese dragon stamp draws fire for 'scaring' …
Read More »Ancient Chinese, Danish astronomers commemorated on stamps
The postal authorities of Denmark and China have jointly issued a set of stamps commemorating famous astronomers from both countries, and a launch ceremony was held here Wednesday. More: continued here
Read More »Panhandle post offices’ closures in question – Amarillo.com
Panhandle post offices' closures in questionAmarillo.comBy BOBBY CERVANTES A US Postal Service moratorium has temporarily spared nearly a dozen post offices in the Texas Panhandle from closures, agency officials said. Postal Service officials in July said 11 Panhandle post offices were on a list of nearly … More: continued here
Read More »Ancient Chinese, Danish astronomers commemorated on stamps – Xinhua
Ancient Chinese, Danish astronomers commemorated on stampsXinhua4 (Xinhua) — The postal authorities of Denmark and China have jointly issued a set of stamps commemorating famous astronomers from both countries, and a launch ceremony was held here Wednesday. The series of two stamps, called Ancient Astronomical … More: continued here
Read More »A Fight for Post Offices and Towns’ Souls – New York Times
New York Times A Fight for Post Offices and Towns' SoulsNew York TimesThen one day they closed the post office. Now Mozart is a place on the road where only those who knew it was there would know it was there. The same thing happened with Newnata, Rushing and Cozahome. …
Read More »Yahoo Finds New CEO at PayPal – Wall Street Journal
New York Times (blog) Yahoo Finds New CEO at PayPalWall Street JournalYahoo Inc., the struggling Internet pioneer, named Scott Thompson, president of eBay Inc.'s PayPal unit, to be its next chief executive. He will be tasked with turning around its core online-advertising business, Kara Swisher reports on digits. …Thompson exit …
Read More »Post office parcel locker thefts prompts lobby closure
Three thefts occurred the week before Christmas at the Lebanon Post Office when parcel lockers were pried open while the post office was closed, but the inside lobby remained open. More: continued here
Read More »Officials upset at delay in closing Clearwater Beach post office
By Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, January 4, 2012 CLEARWATER — The U.S. Postal Service’s 11th-hour request to keep its Clearwater Beach post office open into May is hitting resistance from city leaders who are ready to see it leave. Last month, less than a week after the ailing …
Read More »A Counterpoint to Post Office Official Message – Patch.com
A Counterpoint to Post Office Official MessagePatch.comNow, a website called Save the Post Office has punched holes in the op-ed piece thought to be written by Fernandez and pointed to a relatively new policy that prevents postal service workers from speaking to the media. As Save the Post Office's Steve …
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