After years of lobbying, Claverack residents have been told again that the United States Postal Service cannot provide them with funding for a new post office building. More: continued here
Read More »Wanna buy an iPhone app? Developer selling app code on eBay – NetworkWorld.com
Wanna buy an iPhone app? Developer selling app code on eBayNetworkWorld.comEver wanted to have your very own iPhone app without having to go through the trouble of actually creating one? …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Survey Results Part 4 – eBay Changes to Buyer-Seller Relations (AuctionBytes)
Part 4 of AuctionBytes survey series deals with eBay’s pending changes to buyer-seller relations, including the unpaid item claims process, dispute resolution, and email communications. More: continued here
Read More »Mother Auctioning Baby’s Name on eBay (Eyewitness News Memphis)
A Smackover woman is auctioning the right to choose the legal first name of her as yet unborn baby on eBay. More: continued here
Read More »Obama on report that jobless rate in July fell for the first time … – ABC News
Seattle Post Intelligencer Obama on report that jobless rate in July fell for the first time …ABC NewsWhite may soon join the more than 34 million people already receiving food stamps. Since the recession hit in December 2007, that number has been growing. …Obama: "The Worst May Be Behind Us"CBS …
Read More »Classic TV shows get USPS commemorative stamps – Signal
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Read More »Royal Mail to strike over pay and jobs (Guardian Unlimited)
Up to 25,000 set to take part in action that threatens the biggest disruption to Royal Mail deliveries in two years Thousands of postal staff across Britain are to launch a series of strikes in an escalating dispute over pay and jobs tomorrow, threatening the biggest disruption to Royal Mail …
Read More »800 Royal Mail staff to strike for three days over jobs battle (The Herald)
Royal Mail is bracing itself for yet more disruption as more than 800 Scottish postal workers join colleagues across the UK on a three-day walkout from tomorrow, in an ongoing dispute over job cuts and modernisation. More: continued here
Read More »Use of food stamps hits record high (NBC 24 Toledo)
As the economic recession continues, a record number of people are using food stamps to buy their groceries. Government figures show for the first time ever more than 34 million Americans received food stamps in May. More: continued here
Read More »Blaze damages Peterborough area post office (The North Bay Nugget)
FRASERVILLE, Ont. — A fire that destroyed a garage last night also damaged an adjacent home that houses the Fraserville post office on County Rd. 28. Soon after the blaze started about 6:30 p.m.[…] More: continued here
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