KSDK Autonomy for Postal ServiceNew York Times30 editorial “Down and Out at the Post Office.” Now is the time for Congress to focus on allowing the United States Postal Service to become a truly independent entity, and to permit it to operate as any truly independent business would. …Post Office …
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ABC News (blog) 25 of 100 top-paid CEOs made more than firms taxedSan Francisco ChronicleAmong the 25 are Jeff Immelt, CEO of General Electric, which reported $3.3 billion in tax refunds while paying him $15.2 million, and eBay's John Donahoe, who took home $12.4 million while the San Jose company …
Read More »Empty briefcase causes scare at post office – Quad City Times
Empty briefcase causes scare at post officeQuad City TimesA member of the Quad-City bomb squad investigates a report of an unattended briefcase found Wednesday afternoon in the lobby of the US Post Office on Marquette Street in Davenport. (Jeff Cook/QUAD-CITY TIMES) An empty briefcase caused a two-hour scare …Bomb Scare …
Read More »Woman Killed In Wreck Near Post Office – WYFF Greenville
Woman Killed In Wreck Near Post OfficeWYFF GreenvilleThe wreck happened at about 9:30 am at the intersection of Wade Hampton Boulevard at Wood River Way in Taylors, near the Taylors Post Office. Highway Patrol troopers spent the morning at the scene investigating the crash. Troopers said a car driven by …
Read More »O’Brien: eBay among companies that paid more to its CEO than Uncle Sam – San Jose Mercury News
O'Brien: eBay among companies that paid more to its CEO than Uncle SamSan Jose Mercury NewsThe list includes eBay (EBAY), where CEO John Donahoe received $12.4 million in compensation while the company received a $131 million refund on federal taxes. "At a time when we're talking about huge budget cuts …
Read More »Empty briefcase causes scare at post office
An empty briefcase caused a two-hour scare Wednesday afternoon at the U.S. Post Office at 4018 N. Marquette St., Davenport. More: continued here
Read More »EU scratches its head over Royal Mail’s pensions – Financial News
EU scratches its head over Royal Mail's pensionsFinancial NewsLooking through the detail of the EU's "opening decision" on the Royal Mail pensions state-aid case, one thing stands out strikingly. The fate of the state-owned postal operator hinges on how much the Commission decides its bailout is worth – and at …
Read More »Chicago native sees fish boil as one laughing matter – Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago native sees fish boil as one laughing matterChicago Sun-TimesEarl Jones (right), a Chicago native, has reigned over fish boils at the Old Post Office Restaurant in Ephraim for 13 years. | Lori Rackl~Sun-Times OLD POST OFFICE: The restaurant is part of the Edgewater Resort, 10040 Water St. (Hwy. …and …
Read More »Washington County Residents Line Up For Food Stamps After Hurrican Irene … – WCTI12.com
Washington County Residents Line Up For Food Stamps After Hurrican Irene …WCTI12.comWASHINGTON COUNTY — Washington County residents who receive federal nutrition assistance or “food stamps” are only getting a percentage lost from Hurricane Irene. Because Washington County was not declared a disaster area, … More: continued here
Read More »EU scratches its head over Royal Mail’s pensions
Looking through the detail of the EU’s “opening decision” on the Royal Mail pensions state-aid case, one thing stands out strikingly. The fate of the state-owned postal operator hinges on how much the Commission decides its bailout is worth – and at present, it doesn’t know if it’s £3bn or …
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