CNN International The new face of the U.S. post officeCNN InternationalMalone, Washington (CNN) — The post office in the tiny Washington town of Malone sells beer and cigarettes. Live worms for fishing, too. The boxes for fixed-rate shipping are wedged between racks of beef jerky and $6.99 …U.S. Postal Service …
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WASHINGTON – Imagine a nation without the Postal Service. No more birthday cards and bills or magazines and catalogs filling the mailbox. It’s a worst-case scenario being painted for an organization that lost $8.5 billion in 2010 and seems headed deeper into the red this year. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps celebrate Jersey’s finance industry – BBC News
BBC News Stamps celebrate Jersey's finance industryBBC NewsJersey Post has commissioned a new set of stamps celebrating the 50th anniversary of the island's finance industry. The stamps have been printed on special paper and embossed so they look like banknotes. The liard, a copper monetary unit used in the … …
Read More »Blog: Food Stamps for Fast Food … Ridiculous – Patch.com
Blog: Food Stamps for Fast Food … RidiculousPatch.comFood stamps are intended to help people feed their families, not corporations to beef up their bottom line. By Denise Williams Some fast food restaurants are lobbying to get a piece of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program pie. …Food assistance available for SNAP …
Read More »Developer plans major new Oxford Street scheme – Construction Enquirer
Construction Enquirer Developer plans major new Oxford Street schemeConstruction EnquirerThe site between Rathbone Place and Newman Street is currently owned by the Royal Mail. Great Portland will lease the current site back to Royal Mail until June 2013 before starting on plans for major mixed-use redevelopment. …and more » More: continued …
Read More »Great Staughton set to regain its post office
GREAT Staughton will regain its post office next month – at least for a year-long trial period. More: continued here
Read More »Patagonia pleads: Buy only what you need – SmartPlanet.com (blog)
Auctionbytes Patagonia pleads: Buy only what you needSmartPlanet.com (blog)Patagonia last week launched its Common Threads Initiative, a partnership with eBay that asks customers to buy less, buy better quality, and reuse, repair, resell and recycle more. …Patagonia Launches Multi-Seller Storefront on eBayAuctionbytesall 5 news articles » More: continued here
Read More »No more mail on Saturday? – The Desert Sun
Boston Globe No more mail on Saturday?The Desert SunUS Postal Service customers sort their mail Thursday at the Palm Springs Post Office. / Richard Lui, The Desert Sun How should the US Postal Service's financial woes be fixed? Send us your ideas by logging on to mydesert.com/letters. …Postal Service faces …
Read More »Great Portland buys Royal Mail building freehold
LONDON (SHARECAST) – Property group Great Portland Estates (GPE) has been giving its cheque book a bashing, buying up properties in London’s West End. More: continued here
Read More »Major Falls at NASDAQ – (AATI, VRSN, YRCW, EBAY) – USA Market News
Major Falls at NASDAQ – (AATI, VRSN, YRCW, EBAY)USA Market NewseBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) slipped -6.725 to $28.46 and its total volume during the last trading session was 19.86 million shares more than the average volume of 14.48 million. Its shares were trading within the range of $28.28-$30.12 while stock was …
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