Geneva post office up for saleChicago Daily Herald, ILBy Susan Sarkauskas | Daily Herald Staff But US Postal Service officials say they really want to keep a post office – albeit one they rent, and much smaller – in downtown Geneva. The sale was made public at a city council committee …
Read More »Viewpoint: Government must put its stamp on the post – guardian.co.uk
Viewpoint: Government must put its stamp on the postguardian.co.uk, UKLong before it became a political football, the government solicited some sage advice on how to handle the Royal Mail. The worst thing it could do was nothing at all, warned the former communications regulator Richard Hooper. Regardless of the rights … …
Read More »Fault-lines after the EU vote – guardian.co.uk
Fault-lines after the EU voteguardian.co.uk, UKThat would be fine if a different leader followed your argument for a change in policy by accelerating parliamentary reform, backing down on the Royal Mail, ID cards and Trident, acting on youth unemployment and housing. The problem is that Labour … More: continued here
Read More »Teen arrested in Groves post office won't face federal charges – Beaumont Enterprise
Teen arrested in Groves post office won't face federal chargesBeaumont Enterprise, txBy MATTHEW DANELO A car parked outside the Groves post office at 1:30 am Sunday was the clue that led Groves police officer Dane Hollier inside to find a young man sorting through mail apparently taken from nearby post office …
Read More »Royal Mail in threat to close pension scheme – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail in threat to close pension schemeTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomRoyal Mail has warned it may be forced to close its final salary pension scheme to existing members if plans to part-privatise the group fail. By Jamie Dunkley, Pensions Correspondent Donald Brydon, chairman of the postal group, said he is ready …
Read More »Juvenile arrested for breaking into post office boxes (Port Arthur News)
A 16-year-old is in custody after Groves police discovered someone breaking into post office boxes at the Groves post office, 6230 39th St. More: continued here
Read More »OSHA recognizes Simi Valley post office – Ventura County Star
OSHA recognizes Simi Valley post officeVentura County Star, CAThe Simi Valley post office has earned “Star” status in the US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program. The accomplishment will be recognized in a ceremony at 9 am Thursday when a VPP Star flag … More: continued …
Read More »Royal Mail privatisation to be postponed (The New Statesman)
Ministers are set to postpone plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail after Gordon Brown’s weakened position and the low level of the bids attracted raised new question marks over the policy. More: continued here
Read More »Old money has value … on eBay (The Post and Courier)
COLUMBIA — South Carolina is selling money to make money. State officials have quietly picked through boxes of Civil War state currency and auctioned it on eBay, providing the state archives with an influx of cash amid tight budgets. More: continued here
Read More »Record number of food stamp requests, distributions in El Paso County – Colorado Springs Gazette
Record number of food stamp requests, distributions in El Paso CountyColorado Springs Gazette, COThe weak economy continues to strain household budgets: Eight percent of El Paso County's nearly 600000 residents now receive food stamps. In May, El Paso County's Department of Human Services distributed $6.7 million worth of food assistance to …
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