Royal Mail is to offer advertisers a 20% discount on direct mailings in an attempt to increase use of the channel. More: continued here
Read More »Rise in Food Stamp Reliance Calls Government Benefits into Question – U.S. News & World Report
Rise in Food Stamp Reliance Calls Government Benefits into QuestionU.S. News & World ReportBut what is different, according to the New York Times, is that so many people are now relying on food stamps; the zing of stigma is evaporating. …Rise in Food Stamp Reliance Calls Government Benefits into QuestionU.S. …
Read More »Our View: Food stamps help feed a nation (Merced Sun-Star)
Use of food stamps is soaring across the nation, and not just in urban pockets and rural backwaters More: continued here
Read More »Treasury to hold fifth eBay auction (Boston Globe)
By Globe Staff Gold and silver, rare currency, and jewelry abandoned to the state will be auctioned off on eBay for the fifth time, the state treasurer’s office announced today. Treasurer Tim Cahill today hosted a preview at the State… More: continued here
Read More »Men rob FedEx subcontractor, steal car, packages (The Tampa Tribune)
Two men are wanted for the Tuesday night armed robbery of a FedEx sub-contractor’s car that contained 35 packages to be delivered, the Tampa Police Department said. More: continued here
Read More »U.S. Postal Service Issues Winter Holiday Stamps on NewPage Paper (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
For the sixth consecutive year, the U.S. Postal Service has issued the nation’s commemorative winter holiday stamps on paper manufactured in North America by NewPage Corporation. More: continued here
Read More »EBay to Bolster Classifieds as Craigslist Trial Looms (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. , facing a strained relationship with partner Craigslist Inc. , is talking to other sites around the world in a bid to get more revenue from classified listings. More: continued here
Read More »Old post office turned arts center could boost village (Boston Globe)
NEWFIELDS, N.H. – Welcome to a classic New England small town, with the library, post office, general store, church, and town hall spread along a short stretch of Main Street’s two-lane blacktop. The US Postal Service moved out to new digs on the edge of town a few years ago, …
Read More »EBay to Bolster Classifieds as Craigslist Trial Looms (Correct) (Bloomberg)
(Corrects size of Craigslist stake in second paragraph.) Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. , facing a strained relationship with partner Craigslist Inc. More: continued here
Read More »Jesuits on stamps (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
With Ateneo de Manila University’s sesquicentennial coming up, I began to read up on the history of the Jesuits in the Philippines. There were numerous publications on this topic in libraries—real and virtual—but the most entertaining one I found was on the Internet, with the Jesuits’ story told in stamps. …
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