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
Read More »Truck strikes N. Knoxville post office (Knoxville News Sentinel)
KNOXVILLE – A man drove a pickup truck into the U.S. Post Office branch on Broadway just before 3 p.m. today. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail workers to strike in Bristol over weekend (This is Bristol)
About 900 Royal Mail workers in the Bristol area are going on strike this weekend in a row over pay. More: continued here
Read More »Post office protest (FOX 35 Orlando)
With post office cuts looming, some local residents say “not our branch.” More: continued here
Read More »UPS Employees Say They Were Forced to Lobby Against FedEx (Washington Post)
In an increasingly bitter Washington battle between the nation’s two largest shipping companies, some unionized UPS workers say they are being forced to write letters to their lawmakers in support of more stringent labor rules for arch rival FedEx. More: continued here
Read More »The trouble with eBay – Examiner.com
The trouble with eBayExaminer.comI'm as guilty as the next guy in eBay's reign of terror. I've duked it out via keyboard with people with handles like 'Punkboy88' and 'Recordfiend' for … More: continued here
Read More »Let's Outsource the Post Office – New York Times
Let's Outsource the Post OfficeNew York TimesRecently, a friend tuned me into the fact that the United States Postal Service, which had dug itself out of a deep hole just three years ago, … More: continued here
Read More »eBay unveils plan to revive sales (Independent Online)
eBay is trying a new way of rewarding good sellers. More: continued here
Read More »Redhot rescue owner puts buses on ebay (Express and Star)
A pair of novelty beer buses – one painted like a cow and another like a fire engine – have been put on ebay by the owner of two vehicle-hire firms that were slated by the Traffic Commissioner. More: continued here
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