digitalBURG.com Struggling Postal Service promotes services at local storesdigitalBURG.com“Our customers' habits have made it clear that they no longer require a physical post office to conduct most of their postal business.” Still, overall mail volume is down 20 percent, Watkins said. Mail volume peaked in 2006 at 213 billion pieces of …Proposed Post Office cuts…
FinMin move to slim duty on stock tradeBusiness StandardThough stamp duty on stock market transactions is a state subject, many states have adopted the Indian Stamps Act. The states will have to agree to the proposals to give an effect to a uniform rate. STT, on the other, is a direct tax levied by the…
Post Office Ceremony Commemorates Centennial of Airmail FlightPatch.comThe "Centennial of Airmail Flight" ceremony was held Friday at the Garden City Post Office, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first official airmail flight in the United States by Earle L. Ovington. The 1911 International Aviation …Remember When | JOHN GOTTCENTEvansville Courier & Pressall 2 news articles »…
Shareowners of FedEx Corp. today elected R. Brad Martin and Joshua Cooper Ramo to the corporation’s Board of Directors, each for a one-year term. The Board has appointed Martin as a member of its Nominating & Governance Committee and Ramo as a member of its Information Technology Oversight Committee. More: continued here
Dalje.com Living People On US Stamps: Who Would You Choose?NPRby AP Hoping to boost sagging revenue, the US Postal Service on Monday abandoned its longstanding rule that stamps cannot feature people who are still alive and is asking the public for suggestions. It's a first that means living sports stars, writers, …USPS stamps to honor…
Dalje.com Living people on US stamps: Who would you choose?San Francisco ChronicleBy HOPE YEN and STACY A. ANDERSON, AP Hoping to boost sagging revenue, the US Postal Service on Monday abandoned its longstanding rule that stamps cannot feature people who are still alive and is asking the public for suggestions. …Living people on US stamps:…
For the first time, living people will be eligible to be honored on U.S. postage stamps. More: continued here
Postal Service to hold public meeting in TupeloNewport IndependentCustomers will have an opportunity to meet with a Postal Service representative to discuss alternatives. A review of business activities of the Post Office at this location revealed that the office workload has declined. This reduced workload suggests … More: continued here
Most Food Stamp Recipients Have No Earned IncomeWall Street Journal (blog)Some 70% of households that relied on food stamps last year had no earned income, a new report shows. More than 40 million individuals and nearly 19 million households tapped the food stamp program in 2010, according to the US Department …Long Lines At State…
Theft, mail destruction prosecutions rise for Alabama postal employeesThe Birmingham News – al.com (blog)Financial problems have been the excuse for some thefts, such as the case of Jerry Wayne Dillard, a letter carrier with the post office in Tuscaloosa. He was charged with theft and destruction of mail by a postal worker after investigators stopped…