Small towns ponder possible post office closuresThe Bozeman Daily ChronicleCinco waits on an ATV for his owner to return from the post office in Pony on Tuesday. Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 12:15 am | Updated: 10:34 pm, Tue Jul 26, 2011. WILLOW CREEK — Outside his business Tuesday, David Spencer said his sleepy town…
CNBC.com Microsoft 'Stole' Skype From eBay: Elevation's McNameeCNBC.comMicrosoft "stole" Skype from Silver Lake Partners and previous owner eBay Silver Lake bought Skype two years ago from eBay for $2 billion. "They bought the last global, integrated telecom company left for half the value of Sprint Microsoft In 2010, …and more » More: continued here
CBC.ca Riders, Stamps a battle of underachieversVictoria Times ColonistSaskatchewan Roughriders Wes Cates (20) dives for a touchdown while he is tackled by Calgary Stampeders Devone Claybrooks in this file photo. Henry Burris and Darian Durant are both accomplished …Roughriders hope to keep momentum going against visiting StampedersLos Angeles TimesRiders beat Als to get first victoryTimes…
Slowdown threatens small post officesSyracuse Journal-DemocratThe United States Postal Service introduced a new retail concept called “The Village Post Office” July 26 that would offer their most popular products and services to communities that have no post office or have a post office to be …Trinway post office may closeZanesville Times Recorderall 2 news articles »…
The Daily Star Kosovo and Serbia battle over customs stampsDeutsche WelleThe controversy is over the recognition of Kosovar customs stamps and by extension the recognition of Kosovo as an independent state. In February 2008 the majority of Kosovo's Albanians declared independence from Serbia. …New trouble in KosovoThe Economist (blog)Kosovo policeman dies after botched raidFinancial TimesDeal…
PORTLAND — The U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday it would study closing about 3,700 of its branches across the country, including 34 in Maine. More: continued here
Spruce Street Post Office In Waltham Could ClosePatch.comEven with the closure, Waltham would retain two other post offices on Lexington and Main Streets. “Our customer's habits have made it clear that they no longer require a physical post office to conduct most of their postal business …and more » More: continued here
USPS May Close 3700 Post Offices—Including CuttyhunkPatch.comThe Elizabeth Islands post office has been named in a review thousands of rural, low-traffic post offices throughout the country that could be shuttered to cut costs. By Vanessa Czarnecki The tiny island of Cuttyhunk, located 8 miles off the coast of …At Large : One more connection severedMartha’s…
TPMMuckraker Filipino to plead guilty in bid to sell drone on eBayWashington Post (blog)In May 2010, the Pentagon alerted federal investigators that one of its birds — an RQ-11A/B “Raven” — had popped up on eBay for the relatively affordable sum of $13000. Nine photos of the craft were posted, and they included markings that…
Brookline Post Office Could Be ClosedPatch.comLance Brant of Brookline said he the Brookline post office is convenient. He used it Tuesday to ship eBay packages. "As more customers choose to conduct their postal business online, on their smartphones and at their favorite shopping …and more » More: continued here