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East Grinstead affected by Post Office strikesthisiseastgrinstead.co.ukTWO days worth of strikes affected East Grinstead and the villages last week as Post Office workers made a stand. Hundreds of workers joined the national …Crawley Post Office workers set up picket line for strikethisiscrawley.co.ukall 4 news articles » More: continued here

When you need to ship a package, how do you choose between FedEx and UPS? Their services are similar, if not identical. While I’ve never compared prices, I assume they are roughly equivalent. More: continued here

When eBay Inc. CEO John J. Donahoe speaks, people listen. His company hit $59.7 billion in sales last year, so he probably knows a little something about selling online. More: continued here

All bids for old post office renovation come in under the projected $1.3 millionGaffney Ledger (subscription)… to put that shovel in the ground: The five bids to renovate the former downtown post office building came in under the projected $1.3 million price tag. … More: continued here

Carrying the can: Out and about with the postal workersTimes OnlineFlicking through his mail bundles he counts the number of parcels and letters stamped with a Royal Mail logo. The vast majority don't have it. … More: continued here

Nearly 500 Hamburg ballots haven't reached votersLivingston DailyHamburg Township resident John Haag said he applied for his absentee ballot three weeks ago and talked to the Howell Post Office when it still hadn't …and more » More: continued here

Hidden gems and hardy annualsguardian.co.uk✒It's a cliche about the Royal Mail that we get fewer and fewer letters. Maybe so, but we seem to get more and more post. Catalogues, charity appeals … More: continued here

State's top health official seeks healthy change in food stampsVerde IndependentWill Humble wants the US Department of Agriculture to impose nutrition standards on what can be purchased with food stamps. Humble said it makes no sense …AZ Health Director Heads to Washington to Get Junk Food Off Food-Stamp Program …Phoenix …

Around 30m letters, the equivalent of 40% of the average daily postal volume, have been delayed as a result of nationwide strike action, the Royal Mail has said. More: continued here

At Prime Minister’s Questions David Cameron used his questions to call on Gordon Brown to condemn the planned strike at the Royal Mail, and to join him in “sending a direct message to the trade union to call this strike off”. More: continued here