Tempest-tossed into the desertWorcester TelegramWith some 3 billion of the stamps having been printed and circulating since last December, the USPS says there are no plans to change a thing. The slipup may escape the eye of casual observers, but the differences between the replica and the original …Lady Las …
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Post offices in Shropshire could close without Royal Mail businessshropshirelive.com (press release)Shadow Postal Affairs Minister Nia Griffith and Billy Hayes, General Secretary of the Communication Workers Union, will be in Telford today warning that the government's refusal to secure Royal Mail business for the Post Office could spell the end …
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Herald Scotland Police will trace all the ingredients, envelope and forensic evidenceHerald ScotlandCrucially, Royal Mail and its private rivals find it impossible to put in place a comprehensive defence system to catch letter bombs. He said: “It would be impossible to screen every parcel that goes through the postal system …
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Daily Kos GOP revives welfare debate over food stampsHerald Times ReporterAP WASHINGTON — House Republicans resurrected a 1990s-era fight over food stamps in their budget approved last week, arguing that any serious attempt to cut spending must include an overhaul of government programs that help needy families pay for food …
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Auckland stuff.co.nz Stamped in historyAuckland stuff.co.nzHONOURED: Wharehine war hero Stanley Judson appears with other Victoria Cross recipients in the 2011 Anzac stamp issue. A son of Wharehine is one of the Victoria Cross medal recipients honoured in New Zealand Posts 2011 Anzac stamp issue. … More: continued here
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'World's best postman' honoured by grateful Muswell Hill residentsTottenham & Wood Green JournalHe said that after taking Royal Mail's entrance exams he asked the instructor if they would take him on because of his stammer, to be told: “Don't worry Mr Konig, it won't affect your job because you won't …
Read More »MC Post Office Could Lose 1 Job, Save $95K – Examiner.com
MC Post Office Could Lose 1 Job, Save $95KExaminer.comMail delivery and pickup as well as retail post office business hours would not be changed in towns that lose processing operations, and affected employees would be given the opportunity to transfer to other postal service jobs, if possible according …Sioux Citians …
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The U.S. Postal Service is between a rock and a hard place because it is forced – by huge operating deficits and changing times – to lay off staff and close post offices around the country, including a small facility near Good Samaritan Village and possibly another in Kenansville. More: …
Read More »A Closer Look at eBay’s New Shopping Experience – Auctionbytes
Auctionbytes A Closer Look at eBay's New Shopping ExperienceAuctionbyteseBay has been designing the shopping experience on its site to be closer to that of Amazon.com's, especially in certain categories such as consumer electronics. Similarities now include eBay's use of catalog (with all listings for the … More: continued here
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