State agriculture officials say tests are under way on at least 100 bugs found this week inside a Sacramento FedEx package that could carry a deadly citrus bacteria. Sacramento County agriculture commissioner Frank Carl says a Labrador retriever hit on a… More: continued here
Read More »ErnestMarples Attempts To Break Her Majesty’s Zipcode Monopoly (TechCrunch)
We may be doing the founders of ErnestMarples.com a disservice, rather than a favor, in drawing attention to their site. Why? Because in the quaint world of Ye Olde Englande, Her Majesty’s Royal Mail still owns all the zipcode/postcode data. Unlike the US, where web apps and Google Maps have …
Read More »Woman sues over Minot post office acc… – Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck
Woman sues over Minot post office accident | KXNet.com North …Reiten Television KXMB BismarckMINOT, ND (AP) A woman says the government is responsible for injuries she suffered while walking into the Minot post office. Jacki Harasym, of Minot, …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Bomb threat at post office (The Argus Leader)
A bomb threat shut down the Volga Post Office at 7 a.m. Friday. The Brookings County Sheriff’s office was called after the Volga postmaster found a note inside the post office indicating a bomb would going off in the building at a certain time. The post office and surrounding homes …
Read More »Who could be the old Chicago post office’s mystery buyer? (Chicago Tribune)
The old Chicago post office looming over the Eisenhower Expressway has a mystery buyer, someone willing to put up $40 million but not reveal his or her identity or plans. More: continued here
Read More »Dog finds insects that can carry destructive bacteria while searching Sacramento FedEx package (San Jose Mercury News)
FRESNO — Tests were under way today on at least 100 bugs that were found inside a FedEx package and can be carriers of a deadly citrus bacteria. More: continued here
Read More »Amador Street post office facing consolidation (Vallejo Times-Herald)
Several Amador Street post office’s regular customers registered mild alarm this week at learning the station is being considered for closure.Vallejo’s Station A — the Amador Street station — is on the U.S. Postal Service’s list of stations being eyed for possible More: continued here
Read More »Stampeders escape Rogers Centre with … – Canada.com
Globe and Mail Stampeders escape Rogers Centre with 23-20 nailbiter over ArgonautsCanada.comOn the second play of the third quarter, a blitzing Shannon James hammered Pickett from behind and forced a fumble, recovered by Stamps' Odell Willis at the …Argos offer a new look for StampsEdmonton SunStamps eke out winCanoe.caArgo kicker …
Read More »Analyst lifts FedEx 2 notches to ‘Outperform’ (Newsday)
NEW YORK (AP) — An analyst upgraded shares of FedEx Corp. to “Outperform” from “Underperform,” saying slight improvements in global package volume, wage cuts and the possible bankruptcy of a major trucking company will drive earnings — and in turn, shares — higher. Wolfe Research analyst Edward Wolfe also significantly …
Read More »Local solider killed in Iraq has post office named in his honor (News 10 NBC Rochester)
One of the local heroes of the Iraq war was immortalized today. The post office on Latta Road in Greece… More: continued here
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