TALLULA – The local post office has replaced the general store’s potbelly stove as a meeting place in many rural communities – but it, too, may become just a memory. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps Make Donation To WVU Cancer Center
Cancer research at West Virginia University’s Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center will receive a boost from a significant gift from Frederick and Joan Stamp of Wheeling. More: continued here
Read More »Bosses take swipe at union negotiator – Manx Radio
Manx Radio Bosses take swipe at union negotiatorManx RadioBut Post Office bosses say with all parts of the Manx economy feeling the pinch, it must uphold the freeze on public sector pay. …Post Office"disappointed" over possible industrial action ballotisleofman.comIsle of Man postal workers in 'first' strike ballotBBC NewsIndustrial Action By …
Read More »Calif man gets 27 months in postage stamp fraud – San Francisco Chronicle
Calif man gets 27 months in postage stamp fraudSan Francisco ChronicleAccording to court documents, Hartman made over $190000 between 2006 and 2009 selling meter stamps, an alternative to adhesive stamps that is used by many …Modesto man sentenced for stealing government fundsNews10.netall 11 news articles » More: continued here
Read More »LSU switching to mail contractor
LSU junior Orin Smith, foreground, checks his post office box as does Ryan Silverman on Friday at the U.S. Postal Service facility behind the LSU Faculty Club. The post office services are currently located in temporary gray trailers because of construction in the LSU Student Union. More: continued here
Read More »Post office hosting Soup-er Bowl event – Lansdale Reporter
Post office hosting Soup-er Bowl eventLansdale ReporterThe Kulpsville Post Office will be hosting the Soup-er Bowl Challenge X until Feb. 17, collecting cans of soup to be donated to location food banks. … More: continued here
Read More »Mailman ‘clipped’ coupons – New York Post
WTHI Mailman 'clipped' couponsNew York Post… a Queens postal worker stole thousands of retail-store coupons before they were mailed out — and sold them at a discount on eBay, cops said yesterday. …Police: NY mail carrier pinched discount couponsThe Associated PressLI mail carrier accused of stealing couponsNewsday (subscription)Police: LI postman …
Read More »Rural residents fear loss of local post offices – The State Journal-Register
Rural residents fear loss of local post officesThe State Journal-Register01292011tallula.jpg The post office is "an important meeting place for us," says Linda Churchill, a life-long Tallula resident who visits with postmaster …and more » More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Finalizing Facility Closure
LAKELAND | FedEx is winding down operations at a Lakeland trucking facility as part of a consolidation that is eliminating about 160 local jobs. More: continued here
Read More »PayPal and eBay have hung me out to dry – The Guardian
Forbes (blog) PayPal and eBay have hung me out to dryThe GuardianI sold a 46-inch Sony TV and Blu-ray player on eBay for £750. The items were paid for via PayPal, and the buyer asked if they could come and collect them. …PayPal Can Push eBay To $34 And BeyondForbes …
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