U.S. House approves renaming Peoria Post Office for 9/11 victimWJBC NewsPEORIA, Ill. (AP) – The US House of Representatives has approved a resolution to rename a Peoria post office after a 23-year-old city native who died in the 9/11 attacks. The Peoria Journal-Star reports that the measure was introduced by …
Read More »At The Watercooler … Kalamazoo people are talking – Michigan Business Review – MLive.com
Michigan Business Review – MLive.com At The Watercooler … Kalamazoo people are talkingMichigan Business Review – MLive.comBy Al Jones | Kalamazoo Gazette The Parchment post office is among 3700 post offices nationwide, including 60 in Michigan, that are being considered for possible closure as the US Postal Service looks for …
Read More »Hanna’s bill renaming post office in Geneva after Riccione passes House – Auburn Citizen (blog)
Hanna's bill renaming post office in Geneva after Riccione passes HouseAuburn Citizen (blog)The legislation is to rename the post office in Geneva in honor of Corporal Steven B. Riccione. Cpl. Riccione, a native of Geneva, was killed in 1967 while serving in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Hanna's bill …
Read More »Startup targets $33b translation market – Stuff.co.nz
Startup targets $33b translation marketStuff.co.nzA Wellington startup hopes to do for the US$29 billion ($33b) worldwide translation market what the likes of eBay and Trade Me did for the sale of second-hand goods. OpenBorder has invested $400000 creating an online marketplace that organisations can …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Happy mail needs to continue in the US – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Happy mail needs to continue in the USBluefield Daily TelegraphBut I wanted to help with the mail, even lick the stamps. Self-adhesive stamps were issued in 1993 so I spent my elementary years licking stamps and envelopes. During the summer, my brother and I would argue about …
Read More »Post office closures would make long hikes on Appalachian Trail harder
The move would leave hikers without an easy way to get food and switch out equipment at critical points during their months-long treks. More: continued here
Read More »Rural Kentucky towns worry about losing post offices – Lexington Herald Leader
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Rural Kentucky towns worry about losing post officesLexington Herald LeaderThe Postal Service is considering closing many rural post offices in the state to save money, including this post office at 1418 Wildie Rd in Wildie, Ky. Photo by Hannah Potes | Staff The Postal …Postal closings worry …
Read More »Trump proposes luxury hotel for Old Post Office Pavilion in downtown Washington – Washington Post
Trump proposes luxury hotel for Old Post Office Pavilion in downtown WashingtonWashington PostJeffrey MacMillan/For Capital Business – A source says the Trump Hotel Collection's proposal would keep the Old Post Office Pavilion exterior and would include a museum gallery. By Jonathan O'Connell, Trump Hotel Collection, the luxury lodging brand … …
Read More »Retailers adrift as Australians shop in cyberspace – AFP
AFP Retailers adrift as Australians shop in cyberspaceAFPSYDNEY — She wouldn't call it an addiction, but Australian Emily Spencer has an online shopping habit and auction house eBay was her "gateway drug". Spencer, 27, made her first big online purchase in 2004 — spending Aus$140 on two bicycles "in …Retailers …
Read More »Changes coming for USPS – Georgetown News Democrat
Belleville News Democrat Changes coming for USPSGeorgetown News DemocratAccording to information obtained by the US Postal Service, recent studies have shown a decrease in need for the 32000 retail postal offices, and that they would be looking at offices across the country. The Decatur Post Office was named on an …
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