Overhauling the Post Office for the 21st CenturyNew York TimesCongress needs to produce a bill that allows the Saturday shutdown as well as the closure of up to 3700 local post offices where service would be continued through automated outlets at neighborhood businesses. First-class use is plummeting, … More: continued …
Read More »EBay app gives shoppers the ability to buy merchandise seen on TV
Steve Yankovich is engrossed in a televised hockey game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Vancouver Canucks. Though he’s a hockey zealot, he cares less about the score than the attire of Ryan Kesler, a Canuck center. More: continued here
Read More »Sharkey finds retail therapy eBay-style – Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald Sharkey finds retail therapy eBay-styleSydney Morning HeraldeBay Australia's managing director Deb Sharkey carved an unusual route to building a home for herself in the world of the internet when she took a double major in foreign affairs and Asian studies at the University of Virginia. …and more » …
Read More »Rural mail carrier retires after 30 years with USPS
WORTHINGTON — A rural mail carrier working out of the Worthington Post Office sorted his final batch of mail Wednesday morning. More: continued here
Read More »No stamp on city in 11 years – Times of India
No stamp on city in 11 yearsTimes of IndiaCHANDIGARH: There is no dearth of commemorative stamps may it be on film stars or politicians, birds and animals or birth and death anniversaries of famous personalities. But when it comes to Chandigarh, there seems to be a dearth of stamps. …and …
Read More »Hit-And-Run Driver Crashes Into Post Office
The Brookville Post Office was damaged early Thursday by a hit-and-run driver. More: continued here
Read More »Brazil’s Post Office to assist in human rights work – Post and Parcel
Brazil's Post Office to assist in human rights workPost and ParcelUnder the deal with the SDH, Brazil's post offices will be used to display pictures of missing children, mail carriers will be mobilised as “agents of citizenship”, while ECT will also work to ensure social benefits are equal for employees …
Read More »Hit-And-Run Driver Crashes Into Brookville Post Office
The Brookville Post Office was damaged early Thursday by a hit-and-run driver. More: continued here
Read More »Post office savings, PPF to fetch better returns – The Hindu
Zee News Post office savings, PPF to fetch better returnsThe HinduPublic Provident Fund account holders, small depositors, and persons keeping money in post office schemes, will get a higher rate of return from December 1, 2011. The government on Thursday notified the increase in interest rates on PPF to from …
Read More »Impressive and unique: Yass Post Office awarded – Yass Tribune
Impressive and unique: Yass Post Office awardedYass TribuneThe historical Yass Post Office has become the first building in the shire to be officially named on the Commonwealth Heritage List. The 1884 structure was one of 43 post offices throughout Australia to be added to the list, which boasts such iconic …
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