U.S. Postal Service Operations Manager Dan Cronin was at the Port Kent Post Office Thursday morning to gather input and public comment on the need for the Port Kent Post Office. A final decision on its fate is not expected for several months. More: continued here
DesMoinesRegister.com Gingrich in Le Mars: Continues criticism of Obama on economyDesMoinesRegister.comEchoing a theme of earlier stops on his 17-city Iowa swing this week, the former US Speaker of the House called Obama “the most successful food stamp president in history.” “Forty-seven million Americans are getting food stamps– one out of every six …Gingrich's logicSalt Lake…
CBC.ca A famous royal hat to benefit UN efforts to assist children in needUN News CentreThe pale pink hat worn by Princess Beatrice to the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on 29 April in London – and which drew immediate criticism from countless fashion observers – is being auctioned on the eBay…
Sportsnet.ca Argos, Stamps make six-player tradeNational Post (blog)“When I evaluated him coming out of Texas A&M, I thought he had CFL stamped all over him. “He can definitely play the receiver position. We'll bring him in and see what he can do at the quarterback position and then make a decision about which way to…
OregonLive.com Portland police break up operation that allegedly sold fake electronic goodsOregonLive.comBy Tom Hallman Jr., The Oregonian An operation that allegedly sold phony electronic products on eBay for hundreds of thousands of dollars of was broken up this week when Portland police detectives wrapped up a three-month investigation with the arrest …and more » More: continued…
Ailing Royal Mail'may need £1bn cash injection'myHermesRoyal Mail's precarious financial status may mean the government injecting an extra £1 billion to keep privatisation plans on course. The monetary difficulties faced by the ailing company mean the timetable for securing European aid for its £8.4 … More: continued here
Post and Parcel USPS releases proposal to close Slayden officeThe TennesseanThe US Postal Service released a proposal to close the Slayden post office May 6. Effected customers have 60 days from the release date to evaluate the proposal and provide any comments. If USPS decides to close the branch after the 60-day public …Closure of…
Daily Mail Police probe eBay posting to sell Mich. toddlerForbesAuthorities say a western Michigan woman offered a 2-year-old relative for sale on eBay Inc.'s auction website and accepted a man's tongue-in-cheek bid. The Holland Sentinel says police located the woman in Ottawa County's Allendale Township, …Police probe eBay posting to sell Mich. toddlerThe Associated PresseBay…
Islington Tribune newspaper website Post union's bid to save sorting officeWorcester StandardCONCERNED workers at Worcester's sorting office are refusing to give up without a fight despite Royal Mail revealing plans to close it. The Standard has previously reported how the 186 staff members at the office on Wainwright Road were told on May 6 …Royal…
How Internet Auctions Died, But EBay SurvivedJewelers Circular Keystone Online (blog)It notes that even eBay, whose name was once synonymous with auctions, now only gets 31 percent of its sales through that format, even though it once looked like they were becoming a national craze: Buying on eBay was likened to a really great drug….