The motorized La-Z-Boy lounge chair that Proctor police seized after its inebriated owner hit a parked vehicle went up for auction on eBay on Thursday. As of 9:21 a.m. Friday, the chair had 45 bids and reached $2,125. More: continued here
Read More »National Postal Museum Presents British Stamps in a New Online Collection (Art Daily)
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museumand Stamp Magazine have collaborated to celebrate the magazine’s 75th anniversary by launching the featured online collection “The Sun Never Sets on the Stamps of the British Empire.” More: continued here
Read More »Hubbard County seeing increase in food stamp fraud – DL-Online
Hubbard County seeing increase in food stamp fraudDL-OnlineHubbard County Social Services is experiencing an up tick in, for lack of a better term, food stamp fraud. PARK RAPIDS — Hubbard County Social Services is …and more » More: continued here
Read More »(AFX UK Focus) 2009-10-30 16:52 UK post workers to hold third wave of strikes-Royal Mail (Interactive Investor)
LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Britain’s postal workers will stage a third wave of strikes in November, the Royal Mail said on Friday, in an escalating dispute over pay, jobs and modernisation. Thousands of postal workers will take part in one-day strikes on Nov. 6 and Nov. 9, the state-owned …
Read More »Hub Making Impact: FedEx Freight Shipments Climb (WXII-TV Winston-Salem)
The recession has stunted the development of the FedEx Corp. cargo hub since it opened nearly five months ago, but even a limited operation is paying dividends for the company and Piedmont Triad International Airport. More: continued here
Read More »Bidders battle on eBay for La-Z-Boy – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Northland’s NewsCenter Bidders battle on eBay for La-Z-BoyMinneapolis Star TribuneMotorized La-Z-Boy confiscated from drunken driver is being sold on eBay. The motorized La-Z-Boy chair confiscated by police in Proctor, Minn., …Police selling motorized La-Z-Boy on eBayKansas City StarMotorized La-Z-Boy up for auction on eBayMinneapolis City PagesShopping for a motorized La-Z-Boy?Milwaukee …
Read More »Royal Mail privatisation threat grows as strikes continue (Politics.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The Conservatives could privatise the Royal Mail outright if they win the general election and strikes continue, it has been reported. More: continued here
Read More »Fondren post office boxes burglarized (The Clarion-Ledger)
Postal inspectors are investigating a weekend break-in at Jackson’s Fondren Place Post Office that targeted a number of private boxes. More: continued here
Read More »Threat Forces Post Office Evacuation – KCRA.com
Threat Forces Post Office EvacuationKCRA.comA federal building in downtown Sacramento that is home to a post office was evacuated Friday morning after a bomb threat was made, authorities said. …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Costco (COST) to Roll Out Food Stamps Nationwide; Unemployment Falls at State … – Benzinga
Costco (COST) to Roll Out Food Stamps Nationwide; Unemployment Falls at State …BenzingaLet's turn to another subject… when I began this blog in summer 2007 I was already speaking of the food stamp issue not much thereafter. …and more » More: continued here
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