Post Office: Delivering holiday spiritEvening ObserverBoth Friday and Saturday seemed like community gatherings – at a number of area US Post Offices. Crowds of residents from all over stopped by to send Christmas cheer to those far away – and in the process were able to wish Season's Greetings and …
Read More »Post offices ready for holiday – Corpus Christi Caller Times
Post offices ready for holidayCorpus Christi Caller TimesDozens of employees and interim workers will be working around the clock at the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Post Office to get out more than a million pieces of mail each day. Last week a steady stream of customers arrived at the office …
Read More »Auburn St. Closed to Traffic; Use Detour for Trolley Square Post Office – Patch.com
Auburn St. Closed to Traffic; Use Detour for Trolley Square Post OfficePatch.comConstruction will cause detours to Trolley Square Post Office this week. Patch Auburn Street: Due to the location of the construction work zone, Auburn Street will be closed to through traffic. In order to reach the eastern portion of …
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eBay in talks with retailersThe AustralianTHE mantra of Australia's largest retail stores may soon be 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em', says eBay's Australian unit. As Australia's currency has ballooned to levels not seen in three decades this year, the country's largest retailers have been …and more » More: continued …
Read More »Roy Exum: The Post Office Blues
At 11 o’clock Saturday morning, there were roughly 20 people, all wearing dour faces, who were standing in a long line at our town’s post office. More: continued here
Read More »Post office in Bethlehem, Ky., a popular place in December – Lexington Herald Leader
Lexington Herald Leader Post office in Bethlehem, Ky., a popular place in DecemberLexington Herald LeaderTom Riner, postmarking cards at the Bethlehem Post Office, 3946 Bethlehem Road, in Bethlehem, Ky., Monday, December, 12, 2011. The small post office processes many thousands of cards every Christmas with the Bethlehem postmark. State Rep. …
Read More »MSP commends postal staff – Arbroath Herald
Arbroath Herald MSP commends postal staffArbroath HeraldANGUS South MSP Graeme Dey has praised Royal Mail workers for their efforts in the run up to Christmas after visiting the Arbroath sorting office. On Friday, Mr Dey dropped into the office to see how they cope at one of their busiest times. …
Read More »Postal Workers Protest Processing Center Shutdowns – WIFR
Postal Workers Protest Processing Center ShutdownsWIFRHundreds of local post office workers are hoping they can keep their jobs in 2012. Protesters attempted to hold their ground outside the mail processing center on Harrison Ave. Saturday afternoon. The cash strapped agency is set to lose a record $14.1 …and more » More: …
Read More »Looking Back 1949: Beating holiday mail rush in Chambersburg
If you think the lines at the Chambersburg Post Office can get long nowadays when it s time to mail a letter or a package, imagine what it was like in 1949 when the peak one-day mailing of letters was expected to exceed 100,000 pieces! More: continued here
Read More »Stamps’ Claybrooks expected to retire – Montreal Gazette
Stamps' Claybrooks expected to retireMontreal GazetteToronto, where the Argonauts hired Claybrooks' long-time coach Chris Jones as their defensive co-ordinator, Saskatchewan, which hired former Stamps assistant coach Corey Chamblin as their head coach, and Calgary, for obvious reasons, would seem to be …and more » More: continued here
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