Axis of Logic Let Them Eat CutbacksNew York Times (blog)Food stamps are part of the social safety net, but they work more as the ultimate ground-level crutch for Americans staggering against poverty. During the recession, food stamps were an important factor in helping an estimated 4.5 million Americans …House Republicans Want to Take Food Away…
Ebay taps local partner to grow in VietnamFinancial TimesBack in 2006, when his nascent trading website had completed just 300 transactions, an ebullient Nguyen Hoa Binh told the Financial Times that he expected Ebay, the world's leading e-commerce group, to one day come knocking on his door. … More: continued here
Modesto Bee GSA issues RFP for Old Post OfficeWashington Business JournalThe General Services Administration issued a request for proposals Thursday for the redevelopment of the Old Post Office Pavilion at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, bringing to market a landmark property between the White House and Capitol that has long …GSA looking to re-develop Old Post…
Jon Cornish is sticking around with the Calgary Stampeders a little longer. More: continued here
Rahall Concerned over Post Office StudiesWVNSBECKLEY — The United States Postal Service has launched 27 discontinuance studies for post offices in West Virginia. These studies are performed as a precursor to a proposal to close a post office, and 18 of the studies are being done in …and more » More: continued here
NOLA.com US Postal Service to unveil 'Jazz' stamp at Contemporary Arts CenterNOLA.comBy The Times-Picayune The US Postal Service will unveil a new 'Jazz' stamp in New Orleans on Saturday at the Contemporary Arts Center. The US Postal Service will unveil a new Jazz stamp on Saturday, March, 26, 2011, at the CAC. …New Jazz StampKATC…
ROYAL MAIL DELIVERIES HALTED AFTER SIX-YEAR-OLDS ATTACK POSTIESExpress.co.ukRoyal Mail reacted by suspending all deliveries during school holidays and on Saturdays. The estate is close to Leeds's notorious Chapeltown district. Last year in nearby Belle Isle a postman was shot in the leg with an air rifle. …MISSILES HALT MAILDaily Starall 2 news articles » More: continued…
FedEx has reached an agreement with its Air Line Pilots Association to provide a 3% pay hike annually. More: continued here
Wesleyville post office branch to close April 22, appeal planned (Updated: 2 …GoErie.comThe Wesleyville post office branch will close April 22, a victim of dwindling mail volume and the Postal Service's financial woes. The closure was reported earlier today by WSEE-TV. USPS spokesman Tad Kelley said the …and more » More: continued here
Ft. Smith Post Office To CloseKHBS-KHOG Northwest ArkansasFORT SMITH, Ark. — The US Postal Service announced Thursday that it will close the Rogers Avenue Station at 3400 Rogers Avenue, in Ft. Smith. "Given the extraordinary decline in mail volume — a decline of nearly 26 billion pieces this past year alone …LR post office to…