Post Office announces holiday schedule change -12/23/2011, 10:21 AMHays Daily NewsThe Hays Post Office will operate on a holiday schedule Monday in observance of the Christmas holiday. Lobby and retail services will be closed. Regular residential and business deliveries will not be made. Limited box section service will be available … More: continued here
eBay has yet again extended its 5-cent listing pricing promotion in the media category. The “promotion” was first introduced in 2008 and has been extended numerous times. More: continued here
Ohio not chasing old, erroneous food stamp moneyBusinessWeekOhio has stopped trying to recover accidental food stamp overpayments made before 2000, in the same way it earlier forgave money owed from welfare cash assistance mistakenly paid out more than 10 years ago. "If an overpayment was issued because of a …and more » More: continued here
Jolly time for package delivery companies as freight demand increases during the Christmas week. More: continued here
The first Dutch astronaut to return to space, André Kuipers is about to begin five and a half months on board the International Space Station (ISS), a mission the European Space Agency named “PromISSe.” More: continued here
Hospital stamps out smoking in quiet zoneWorcester TelegramBy George Barnes TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF GARDNER — Smoking has long been banned inside Heywood Hospital and on its grounds, but through a new Board of Health rule, smokers will need to take their habit further down the road. … More: continued here
India Today Lokpal Bill introduced in Lok SabhaIndia TodayGovt's turning Lokpal into a post office, CVC has no control over Lokpal. – Only 10 per cent politicians under new Lokpal Bill. – Entire institution of Lokpal directly under govt's control. – New Lokpal Bill is weak and does not serve common man. …Congress gets BJP…
The number of Michigan households on food stamps has climbed to nearly 1 million with an 11.6 percent increase in Oakland County alone, a report shows. More: continued here
Temporary Southend postal staff didn't get paidEchoWorkers were hired by a recruitment company on behalf of Royal Mail, but several have been left waiting for their money. Gary Schofield, 43, of Southchurch Avenue, Southend, walked out after he was paid just £55.55 for working a 10pm to 6am night shift …and more » More: continued here
Royal Mail increases opening hours to cope with Christmas deliveriesThisisgloucestershireROYAL Mail bosses say they have acted fast to reduce frustrating queues for people picking up Christmas parcels in Cheltenham. The company's Swindon Road sorting office has been inundated with customers picking up deliveries before Sunday's festivities …Royal Mail apologises for parcel mix-upmyHermesDelivery delays cause concern…