Strikers say they are trying to save Royal MailSwindon AdvertiserPICKET-line postal workers yesterday claimed their act of defiance against Royal Mail was the 'last line of defence' against moves to …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Will Calif. Vote for a Non-Voter? – Washington Post
Washington Post Will Calif. Vote for a Non-Voter?Washington PostThe successful former CEO of eBay is a Republican candidate for governor in 2010. She is running as someone who will bring the skills of the …Whitman grapples with spotty voting recordSan Francisco ChronicleCalif. GOP looks to 2010 races for gov., US …
Read More »Stamps to go up 3p to fill the black hole in Royal Mail finances (Daily Mail: World News)
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Read More »GM to wrap up its Calif. sales experiment on eBay today (Detroit Free Press)
General Motors’ experiment selling new cars and trucks in California online through eBay comes to an end today, GM said Tuesday. The termination comes less than a month after GM officials talked about the possibility of taking the program nationwide later this year. More: continued here
Read More »Norfolk post office could re-open (EDP24 – Eastern Daily Press)
A Norfolk village whose post office closed without warning could see a new office created in the village hall. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps to rise by 3p under Royal Mail proposals (Daily Telegraph)
The price of first class stamps is to rise by a record 3p under Royal Mail plans to improve the company’s finances. More: continued here
Read More »Police ID suspect in fatal stabbing outside post office (amNewYork)
The suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old man outside the city’s main post office is a former vet who served in Kuwait with a long rap sheet, police said yesterday. More: continued here
Read More »5 O’Clock Roundup: GM kills LOLcat plan, Microsoft’s tablet leaked … – VentureBeat
5 O'Clock Roundup: GM kills LOLcat plan, Microsoft's tablet leaked …VentureBeatGM ends its experiment with selling new cars on eBay— The General committed seven weeks to testing ebay as a sales channel for new cars in California. …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Economy drives up number of locals using food stamps (The Wilmington Star-News)
By Vicky Eckenrode Vicky.Eckenrode@StarNewsOnline.com More people in the region are turning to food stamps assistance because of the anemic economy. Figures released this week from the U.S. Census Bureau showed that 5.8 percent of households in New Hanover County reported using food stamps in 2008. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Appoints Waste Management CEO to Board (The Memphis Daily News)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – FedEx Corp. shareholders on Monday elected Waste Management Inc. CEO David Steiner of Waste Management Inc. to its board of dire…. More: continued here
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