Thomas Elias: Ease the crunch by enforcing sales tax on Internet companiesPasadena Star-NewsGo to eBay and buy the identical item and chances are you won't. This inequity not only hurts companies which dutifully collect and pay sales taxes because it's the law and they want to be responsible citizens, but also hits hard at schools,…
Norwich – A vibrant downtown in the region’s largest city with businesses mailing packages, immigrants needing passports to visit relatives and thousands of residents living without cars needs a full- More: continued here
Metro Olympic Park to share EastEnders' Walford E20 postcodeBBC NewsThe Olympic Park is to get the same postcode as the BBC soap opera EastEnders, the Royal Mail has revealed. The site, in Stratford, will receive an E20 code – which is currently used by the fictional district of Walford in the TV series. …EastEnders' postcode…
Ashley's old post office could live on in historyWilkes Barre Times-LeaderASHLEY – One man is working to preserve the Ashley Post Office's interior for public display. Michael Chmiola, 28, wants to preserve the interior façade of the post office– a wood structure that will be dismantled and placed in storage unless Chmiola … More: continued…
RUSSELL — The postmaster in this tiny community — population “less than 50” — said her facility is in limbo, not knowing if it will remain open. “I understand there will be 2,000 post offices closing this year, but we don’t know which ones,” said Ellyn Eaheart, Russell’s postmaster since 2005. “I haven’t seen a…
Owners find they can't unload timeshare vacation baggageSan Jose Mercury NewsCraigslist, eBay and specialized listing service RedWeek are chock-full of offerings. But how much they're worth is a different issue. One Florida listing service estimates that most timeshares are selling for no more than 10 percent of the original …and more » More: continued here
Resident wants post office savedParkersburg NewsAUBURN – Concerned a rural Ritchie County post office may be slated for closure, a postmaster is trying to mobilize efforts to keep it open. Phyllis Grove, an Auburn resident and retired postmaster, is concerned officials plan to close the Auburn Post … More: continued here
Norwich officials object to post office relocationNorwich BulletinCity officials met Friday with a representative of the US Postal Service to express their displeasure with a plan to move the downtown post office. Mayor Peter Nystrom, City Manager Alan Bergren and Alderwoman Laurie Glenney-Popovich …Norwich will fight to keep downtown post officeTheDay.comUS Postal Service may move…
The U.S. Postal Service plans to suspend services at its downtown Elizabeth City branch office by July 22, a postal official says in a letter to customers obtained by The Daily Advance. More: continued here
One win for Zach: Perham stamps its first ticket to state tourneyIn-ForumThe players did more than just win one for Zach Gabbard. Perham's boys basketball team won it for the whole town and arguably the entire region. The players did more than just win one for Zach Gabbard. Perham's boys basketball team won it for…