Families of East Anglian soldiers fighting on the frontline in Afghanistan fear that Christmas mail will not reach loved ones due to a backlog in the postal system. More: continued here
eBay has just announced that it has completed the sale of Skype, valuing the company at $2.75 billion. The investor consortium, who will control an approximately 70 percent stake, is an investor group led by Silver Lake and includes Joltid (i.e. the group founded by Skype’s founders) and certain affiliated parties, the Canada Pension Plan…
EBay Completes Sale of Skype for $2 BillionABC NewsAP EBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $2 billion to an investor group that included the founders of the Internet phone service. … More: continued here
Edinburgh South Liberal Democrat challenger Fred Mackintosh has renewed his criticism the Government’s Post Office Network Change Programme, after a new report by the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee issued a damning assessment of the process that led to the closure of the popular Warrender Park Road Post Office in November 2008. More: continued…
Annapolis Capital SP Post Office clerk retiresAnnapolis CapitalBefore her Oct. 30 retirement, Theresa Marozza spent the majority of her life working at the Severna Park Post Office. … More: continued here
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PITTSBURGH—-FedEx Ground, the small-package ground delivery unit of FedEx Corp., , today is celebrating the opening of a new distribution facility in Medley, Fla. The 217,015 square-foot operation is double the size of the facility that it replaces, which also was located in Medley. More: continued here
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CBS News Can the Postal Service be Saved?CBS NewsMost Americans today communicate not by mail but by cell phone, e-mail and instant message; the notion that the Post Office provides a vital connection to …Possible Post Office Distribution ConsolidationWHSVChanging with the timesStaunton News Leaderall 9 news articles » More: continued here
Residents of Co-op Village, backed up by a strong show of support from local politicians, rallied outside the Pitt Station post office on Clinton St. Sunday afternoon, demanding the U.S. Postal Service keep the branch open. More: continued here