Junking the Junk Mail OfficeWall Street JournalCustomers wait in line at a Philadelphia post office. In addition to rejecting a bailout and permitting bankruptcy, our political leaders should end the USPS's dysfunctional first-class mail monopoly, opening it up to private competition. …USPS could help 73m 'unbanked' people into digital economyPost …
Read More »Greg Johnson: Food stamp privileges include a bunch of junk – Knoxville News Sentinel
Greg Johnson: Food stamp privileges include a bunch of junkKnoxville News SentinelThe hand-lettered sign in a Sevier County convenience store caused me pause, not unlike my conundrum a couple of weeks ago when I saw a customer use his EBT card — aka Benefit Security Card, an electronic version of …
Read More »Doug McCallum SVP EU moves to Senior Advisor to John Donahoe – TameBay
Doug McCallum SVP EU moves to Senior Advisor to John DonahoeTameBayDoug McCallum, Senior Vice President and General Manager of eBay Marketplaces Europe, is moving to a new role as Senior Advisor to eBay Inc.'s President and CEO, John Donahoe. Doug's new role will be threefold – including Enterprise …Ebay director …
Read More »Stamp of approval on Flann O’Brien’s centenary – Belfast Telegraph
Stamp of approval on Flann O'Brien's centenaryBelfast Telegraph"The truth is that our stamps are, and always have been, deplorable: and, as the pavement artist would say, they are all our own work." So wrote Brian O'Nolan, alias Myles na gCopaleen, in his 'Cruiskeen Lawn' newspaper column in 1959. …and more » …
Read More »Starrucca Borough Continues to Face Financial Woes
The monthly Starrucca Borough Meeting was held on Oct. 3, 2011. Topics up for discussion were the financial struggle the Borough is facing, Kellogg Road repair and fighting to keep the Post Office open. More: continued here
Read More »Is the Waverly post office worth saving? – Baltimore Sun
Baltimore Sun Is the Waverly post office worth saving?Baltimore SunCity Council member Mary Pat Clarke is so angry about a US Postal Service proposal to close the post office in Waverly that she held a press conference there last month and publicly derided the plan, shouting, … More: continued here
Read More »Renovations begin on downtown post office – Chicago Sun-Times
Renovations begin on downtown post officeChicago Sun-TimesConstruction has begun on the renovation of the downtown Naperville Post Office to become the newest branch of Naperville Bank and Trust. The building will also continue to house a postal facility as well. Wight and Company, the architectural and …and more » More: continued …
Read More »Upper Salford Post Office closures get stamp of disapproval
UPPER SALFORD — The proposed closure of the Woxall Post Office is not sitting well with customers, according to Postmaster Debbie Muller. More: continued here
Read More »Most-Endangered Wolves Get Stamp – Care2.com
Care2.com Most-Endangered Wolves Get StampCare2.comIf you like to collect stamps, or just want to support wild wolves in New Mexico, you can purchase this new wolf stamp from the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance. It is not a postage stamp, so it can't be used to send mail, but is available …
Read More »Postal workers fight to keep WNY jobs – WIVB
Postal workers fight to keep WNY jobsWIVBBUFFALO, NY (WIVB) – Postal workers delivered a dire message in Buffalo on Tuesday. They're fighting to prevent a possible shutdown. Buffalo's Main Post Office was dedicated in 1963, during the JFK Administration. Now, it might be on the chopping block …Postal Workers Rally …
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