Reuters A stamp for Justin Bieber or Sarah Palin? No thanksBoston Globe (blog)By Dante Ramos Stamp collectors with an eye for the bottom line surely wish the US Postal Service had featured living people on postage stamps long before now, because those stamps of OJ Simpson and Pete Rose would really be worth something. …Living…
POSTMAN QUITS OVER CLAIM HE HOARDED MAIL FOR YEARSExpress.co.ukA POSTMAN was caught with as many as 10000 undelivered letters and packages in his house, according to Royal Mail investigators. David McLean is alleged to have kept bundles of letters, cards and parcels in his home in … More: continued here
ReelzChannel.com John Travolta Time Traveler Photo Available on eBayThe InquisitreBay seller anythingdeco has a photo of John Travolta from the 1860s. Anythingdeco is offering the photographic proof of Travolta's time traveling abilities for just $500000, and to sweeten the deal, the seller is offering to ship the photo for free. …Nicolas Cage "Vampire" Photo Disappears…
Las Vegas Sun Fans petition White House for Liberace postage stampLas Vegas SunThey launched a petition this week nominating Liberace to be immortalized on a US postage stamp. “Liberace wanted to be on a stamp before he died, but they had a rule that you had to be dead 10 years,” said local Liberace enthusiast…
Two armed men held up staff at a post office in Edgeworthstown, Co Longford, yesterday afternoon and made off with an undisclosed sum of money. More: continued here
Postal workers rally in SouthParkWCNCby NewsChannel 36 Staff CHARLOTTE, NC — Some local post office employees rallied Tuesday afternoon in an effort to save their jobs. The demonstration was part of a larger national push to bring attention to the plight of the US Post Office. …and more » More: continued here
Cape protesters gather to save post officesWink NewsPeople at a Cape Coral post office were divided on the issue. Congressman Connie Mack issued this statement about the rally. It says in part: "Not satisfied with the agreement they made then, the postal union protesters would rather fight the American …Postal workers rally for pension plansThe…
Various plans to cut the number of U.S. Postal Service workers, days of delivery and even some post office locations have workers and customers up in arms. More: continued here
shropshirestar.com Market Drayton's post 'piling up after round changes'shropshirestar.comA backlog of undelivered post is piling up in Market Drayton following a shake-up of rounds by Royal Mail, a postal worked claimed today. The worker, who asked not to be named, said delivery staff had been bombarded with questions from fed-up residents … More: continued here
Spending deal also spares post officeThe Hill (blog)The Senate-passed continuing resolution, if accepted in the House, would not only prevent a government shutdown but it would also postpone financial calamity for the post office. Under current law, the US Postal …and more » More: continued here