guardian.co.uk SAM FLEMING COMMENT: How to deliver better bankingDaily MailIt's clear the Royal Mail can't do banking by itself. It seems to have enough trouble delivering letters. Instead, the Post Office will partner up with a …Post Office bank plans outlinedBBC NewsCWU Warns That Post Office Consulation May Not Go …
Read More »1 in 4 area kids fed with food stamps (The Observer-Dispatch)
Federal and state statistics show the number of residents receiving food stamps in the Mohawk Valley – and nationwide — has significantly increased during the past two years. More: continued here
Read More »Slamming door on e-mail opportunities (Grand Traverse Herald)
Normally I don’t ignore the knock of opportunity — I delete it. We live in a world where schemers, dreamers and spammers stuff our e-mail inbox with can’t-miss deals and Swiss lottery windfalls. I, for one, can earn $50,000 in the next 90 days or change my identity for only …
Read More »Southwest, Fed Ex jets bump wings in airport mishap (USA Today)
Planes belonging to Southwest Airlines Co. and FedEx Corp. suffered minor damage when they bumped wings while on the ground in Salt Lake City. More: continued here
Read More »Royal, TD dropped from Enron suit (The Globe and Mail)
Two banks were among defendants in massive class action launched nearly eight years ago More: continued here
Read More »Nine Inch Nails Take on eBay – EZ-Tracks (blog)
guardian.co.uk Nine Inch Nails Take on eBayEZ-Tracks (blog)… clearing out the closets by listing a truckload of guitars, basses and even banjitars (banjo+guitar hybrid) in a series of eBay auctions. …Rock band 'eBay' career equipmentRadio 1Nine Inch Nails Selling Guitars, Other Instruments On eBayGibsonBuy a Piece of Nine Inch Nails …
Read More »Post Office bank plan unveiled (Finextra)
The UK government has launched a public consultation on proposals to offer more financial products and services through the Post Office network. More: continued here
Read More »Abandoned Items Up For Auction On eBay (WBZ Boston)
This weekend, gold coins, silver bars, and hundreds of other items of abandoned property will be put up for auction on eBay. More: continued here
Read More »Ex-Postal Clerk Sentenced in Stamps Theft (WBOC Salisbury)
BALTIMORE (AP)- Federal prosecutors say a former postal clerk has been sentenced in the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Judge: Front Royal cannot collect levy in exchange for water and sewer service (The Northern Virginia Daily)
FRONT ROYAL — Mayor Eugene R. Tewalt has called a special Town Council meeting for Thursday to address a judge’s ruling that says Front Royal cannot require restaurants in the U.S. 340-522 corridor outside the town limits to collect a meals tax in exchange for water and sewer service. More: …
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