New York Times How to Help the Post OfficeNew York TimesMaking the Postal Service 'act like a business' in fact increases bloat and gives a big boost to bulk mail industry. Instead of maintaining its current archaic configuration, the US Postal Service should locate its services where people are: grocery …Post Office drops the other…
Austin American-Statesman (blog) US Postal Service to close downtown San Marcos officeAustin American-Statesman (blog)Appearing before the City Council this evening, Sandi Rybicki, a representative from the Postal Service, said splitting services between the two facilities is inefficient and economically unfeasible. However, unlike as with the post offices at risk of …San Marcos downtown post office…
Inaugural eBay Motors/Mopar Pace Awards to be Revealed Friday at USAC's 'Night …WhoWon.comINDIANAPOLIS — Four young aspiring race drivers will be announced as the recipients of the inaugural eBay Motors/PACE Awards this Friday night as part of festivities at the 56th Annual USAC “Night of Champions Awards ceremonies. … More: continued here
A Texas woman who for months was unable to qualify for food stamps pulled a gun in a state welfare office and held a seven-hour standoff with police that ended with her shooting her two children before killing herself, officials said Tuesday. More: continued here
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Evening Standard Sprinter in eBay sponsorship bidThe Press AssociationJames Ellington, 26, from Lewisham in south-east London, will advertise on eBay, with a reserve of £30000, for which he will wear a sponsor's branded kit at training and press events in the run-up to and after next summer's event. He has turned to eBay…Athlete seeks eBay…
Ten mail processing centers in Texas are among 252 nationwide that will close in a $3 billion money-saving move by the government. People in one East Texas town are already dealing with the aftermath of their post office shutting down. More: continued here
eBay Tuesday: Lighthouse Inn BarPatch.comThis week's choice for a New London item on eBay seems to portray one of those attractions. A chrome postcard of one of the interior locations at the Lighthouse Inn is for sale by gold-coast of Nashville, Tenn. It's possible we'll come across this … More: continued here
The Postal Service has said revenues are so cut so low that the post office plans to shut down more than 200 mail-processing centers, including the one at the 34th Street post office. More: continued here
expressandstar.com 'Extra cost' of post office closureThe Press AssociationThe closure of village post offices leads to "significant" extra costs for small firms, forces customers to make lengthy journeys and often sparks the closure of a local store, according to research. Consumer Focus said customers will be at the sharp …'Extra cost' of post office closureexpressandstar.comall…