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Closing a post office can be an inconvenience at best, even in large cities. But in small towns such as Wedron, an unincorporated community of about 300, and Millington, population 665, the post office is one of the last bastions of community spirit. More: continued here

BOSTON (MainStreet) — The U.S. Postal Service is in trouble. With more people sending email and texts instead of letters and cards, and more bills being paid electronically as well, there’s been a 20% drop in the volume of mail between 2006’s record (213 billion pieces of mail processed) and …

In tiny towns, real fear of post–office lossThe Seattle TimesClosing a post office can be an inconvenience at best, even in large cities. But in small towns such as Wedron, an unincorporated community of about 300, and Millington, population 665, the post office is one of the last bastions of …

THE Yeovil and district branch of the Royal British Legion will be holding a charity golf day at Long Sutton Golf Course later this year. More: continued here

CBC.ca Esks' Stamps back in formLondon Free PressReceiver Fred Stamps smiles after completing a pass during an Edmonton Eskimos practice held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, on Sept. 13, 2011. (IAN KUCERAK/QMI AGENCY) Fred Stamps is back to his old self. …Stamps gets back on track with big game …

Fred Stamps is back to his old self. More: continued here

CBC.ca Lions' defence hopes to continue streak against Stamps on TSNTSNWhile the Stamps have compiled a perfect 5-0 road record, they have gone 2-3 at home which is cause for concern. "Unfortunately just the losses we've had have been at home," Simpson said. "We're definitely looking to turn things around. …

5 Ingenious Ways to Save the Post OfficeTheStreet.comMeanwhile, it'll be harder to find a post office. Tarmey says there were 71000 of them back in 1900, when the population was less than 100 million, compared with only 32000 post offices now that we're a population of more than 300 million. …

The post office is overly equipped to handle its volume. That’s good when you mail a letter in the U.S.; it gets to its destination quickly. But it’s bad for a business that’s trying to balance the books while carrying extraneous overhead. More: continued here

International Business Times (press release) EBay builds new division to woo developersEconomic TimesSAN FRANCISCO: Ebay Inc is building a new division to woo developers and attract more merchants as the company tries to emulate the success of Apple Inc's iOS platform in the e-commerce world. Ebay's main business is still …