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Tuscaloosa files restraining order in US District Court to keep post office…WHNTThe restraining order alleges that the station in east Tuscaloosa is classified incorrectly as a "post office station," which is easier to close than a post office. It takes public hearings and a notification process to close a full …

The St. Clair Post Office will not be closing, the United States Postal Service reported Friday. More: continued here

NYC to ban the sale of sugary drinks to people using food stampsPlus Size Tall25% of people living in the Bronx are on food stamps which are government help for buying groceries. But now the health department of the government wants to stop people using their food stamps to buy …

Usually all you get in the mail are bills, but if you’re one of the lucky ones you might receive a special surprise. Prince William and bride-to-be Kate Middleton have sent out invitations to their April 29 wedding. More: continued here

Chamber Theatre puts stamp of value on 'Mauritius'Milwaukee Journal SentinelIn 1993, a pair of 19th-century stamps from Mauritius sold for nearly $4 million. Were they worth it? And who gets to decide? I'll spare you the philatelic details because they're not the point of …and more » More: continued here

The Associated Press The Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. The city of Tuscaloosa has filed a restraining order in U.S. District Court in a last-ditch effort to keep one of its post offices from closing. The restraining order alleges that the station in east Tuscaloosa is classified incorrectly as a “post …

Inaccurate Delivery Dates on eBay Lead to Low DSRsAuctionBytes Blog (blog)"During the holidays, eBay was able to extend its buying season by one day last year by persuading the USPS to give it estimated delivery times and then displaying actual delivery dates instead of the number of days. When seeing …

Weekly Roundup of eBay Vintage Clothing Finds (PHOTOS)Huffington Post (blog)No time to page through thousands of eBay listings? Then just sneak a peek at my weekly eBay Roundup of Vintage Clothing Finds. This eclectic mix of designer and non-designer vintage clothing and accessories caught my discerning eye because of their …

The Post Office at the Carousel Mall will soon shut its doors for good. The branch’s last day of business will be April 1st. More: continued here

Direct Mail“not just junk”, Say Marketing Expertsis4profitDirect mail must be targeted to offer a good return — that's the message from marketing experts, following research from Royal Mail which found that including direct mail in a marketing campaign can boost its return on investment (RoI) by 20 per cent. … …