CBC.ca Ricky Ray works his way into precision zoneMontreal GazetteAsk Eskimos go-to receiver Fred Stamps to describe a typical pass from Ray and he just beams. "It's going to get there on time," Stamps said. "It's going to get there with a little speed, but it's a light, catchable ball, the type of ball a…
Rural America worried about post office closingsWatertown Daily TimesIn a July 27, 2011 photo, the Odd Post Office is seen in Odd, W.Va. Out of the more than 3000 post offices around country slated for review for potential closing, there are 150 in tiny West Virginia, the third most in the nation. From Alaska to…
The United States Postal Service may be closing your local post office. The U.S. Postal Service announced on Monday that it would begin a four-month study to evaluate whether it would close… More: continued here
Rural Post Offices are once again under the gun as the United States Post Office continues its attempt to stave off insolvency. Post Offices located in Sparks, Saint Louis, Cromwell and Bowlegs are among the thousands of Post Offices nationwide that are at-risk of being closed. More: continued here
News Talk 650 CKOM Stamps ready to battle Riders in hostile territoryMontreal GazetteBelieve it or not, after a dreadful 0-3 start to the season and a stunning victory last week in Montreal, the Roughriders can tie the Stamps (2-2) for second place in the West with a victory Saturday. Yes, it's early, but this first…
The Main Street post office, the place where people in Old Town collect their mail and the spot where random encounters with neighbors have occurred More: continued here
While Stark Town Supervisor Richard Bronner can understand why United States postal authorities are looking at the potential closure of more than 100 underutilized retail post offices across the state, it’s not a move he favors — especially since one of them is the little post office in this picturesque hamlet in the town of…
Thousands of “bandit barriers” in post offices are to be ripped down in an overhaul of the network to make it more friendly to customers. More: continued here
Forbes (blog) EBay Billionaire Meg Whitman Eyeing VP Role Under Romney?Forbes (blog)By CLARE O'CONNOR Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is already part of a tiny, select club: she's one of only four self-made female billionaires in America, and one of only two who made her cash without the help of her husband (Oprah's the other,…
Probe into state aid to UK postal operator Royal MailEuropolitics.infoThe European Commission announced on 29 July that it has opened an in-depth investigation to determine whether the United Kingdom's plans to restructure Royal Mail, the incumbent postal operator, by relieving it of its "pension deficit" and … More: continued here