PGA Tour rookie Spencer Levin needed to contend at the Wyndham Championship to enhance his chances of qualifying for the FedEx Cup playoffs. Instead, the Elk Grove High School graduate missed the cut and subsequently failed to qualify for the four-tournament postseason. More: continued here
Read More »Mail chiefs urged to explain post future (Shropshire Star)
Civic leaders will be inviting Royal Mail bosses to a meeting in Wem to explain what is going to happen with the town’s postal delivery office. More: continued here
Read More »Postal strike set to continue over the weekend (The Herald)
Hundreds of postal workers are continuing strike action in parts of the country this weekend. Around 200 delivery drivers at the Edinburgh mail centre and in Stirling took the industrial action yesterday over a dispute between the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Royal Mail. More: continued here
Read More »Hospital tools hocked on eBay (The Courier Mail)
SURGERY has been postponed at Mackay Base Hospital after vital equipment was allegedly stolen by a staff member and put up for sale on auction site eBay. More: continued here
Read More »Old Chicago main post office sells for $40 million (WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago)
CHICAGO (WBBM) – The old Chicago Main Post Office, which towers above the Eisenhower Expressway, was sold at auction Thursday for $40 million. More: continued here
Read More »TRESPASS: POST OFFICE, Aug. 19 – Gillette News Record
OregonLive.com TRESPASS: POST OFFICE, Aug. 19Gillette News RecordThe Post Office has had several confrontations with the woman in the past, Deaton said. The following are comments from the readers. …More post offices may face cutsThe Associated PressAfter Summer Hiatus, Student Center Post Office To ReopenThe MIT TechProtesters marched in support …
Read More »Citrus pest found in Sacramento FedEx package (KCOY Santa Maria)
Associated Press – August 28, 2009 4:14 PM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – State agriculture officials say tests are under way on at least 100 bugs found this week inside a Sacramento FedEx… More: continued here
Read More »Dog finds psyllids in Sacramento FedEx package (AP via Yahoo! News)
Tests were under way Friday 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 »Moneybookers Positions Itself on eBay as the PayPal Alternative (AuctionBytes)
eBay moved to an electronic-payments-only site last fall, banning checks and money orders. In addition to allowing merchant credit card accounts and its own PayPal payment service, eBay added a few other options this year, including ProPay, Paymate and Moneybookers. More: continued here
Read More »York City streets reopen after HAZMAT incident at post office (The York Dispatch)
Several blocks of South George Street and East and West Princess Street were closed to traffic for about four hours Friday after emergency crews responded to reports of a hazardous package at the downtown York City Post Office. More: continued here
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