Storm closes Canadian post officeBangor Daily News, MEAlong with the usual slew of school and other closings due to the snowstorm that dumped up to 2 feet of snow in parts of Maine Sunday night and Monday, he announced that the post office in neighboring St. Stephen, New Brunswick, was closed …
Read More »Stamp honors area leader – Martinsburg Journal
Stamp honors area leaderMartinsburg Journal, WVNow, he and 11 other civil rights pioneers have been honored with newly released US Postage stamps. "We are honoring 12 men and women in that series," Roy Betts of the United States Postal Service said of the recently released stamps. … More: continued here
Read More »Williamsville community: We want our post office – WSLS.com
Williamsville community: We want our post officeWSLS.com, VABy Lindsey Ward Sending and receiving packages from Italy she often has to send or pick them up from the post office in Williamsville. Right now, it’s just a short drive, but if plans to close it and change the address to Millboro happen, …
Read More »Food Stamp Demand Soars As Economy Sours – The Ledger
Food Stamp Demand Soars As Economy SoursThe Ledger, FLBy Eric Pera LAKELAND | Polk County leads most Florida counties in the number of people supplementing their meals with food stamps, a troubling sign of worsening economic times. The number of people on food stamps in Polk rose to 69724 in January, …
Read More »Postie Pauline's in the running for top award! – Barry and District News
Postie Pauline's in the running for top award!Barry and District News, UKPauline began raising money 10 years ago – a year after being treated for breast cancer and getting the all-clear – and was selected from almost 100 entries put forward by Royal Mail customers and managers throughout Wales. The postwoman …
Read More »Stamps Sign Alain Kashama (OurSports Central)
Calgary Stampeders head coach/general manager John Hufnagel is pleased to announce the signing of veteran non-import defensive end Alain Kashama. The University of Michigan product was selected eighth overall by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2004 Canadian Football League College Draft. More: continued here
Read More »Part-sale of Royal Mail to be proposed this week – Reuters
BBC News Part-sale of Royal Mail to be proposed this weekReutersBy Adrian Croft and Frank Prenesti LONDON (Reuters) – The government is expected to introduce controversial legislation this week to part-privatise Royal Mail, a labour union said on Monday. "We've been briefed by a senior government source that a bill …
Read More »FedEx slashing prices for market ignites panic among domestic players (People’s Daily)
“FedEx China is losing money to grab market shares by lowering its prices of domestic express service in China by more than 70 percent in a year to the level set by domestic private companies,” Chen Ping, former president of the ZJS Express Co., a private express company in China, …
Read More »No More Payday Loans for eBay | Economy Silences Online Auction – Personal Money Store Financial News Blog
No More Payday Loans for eBay | Economy Silences Online AuctionPersonal Money Store Financial News Blog, WABy Elizabeth Fairchild, your A few years ago, it might not have been surprising to find out that a friend took out payday loans to pay for some must-have item from eBay. Yes, a few …
Read More »FedEx CEO: use of foreign oil threatens US economy (San Francisco Chronicle)
FedEx Corp. Chief Executive Fred Smith said Monday that U.S. reliance on foreign oil is the biggest threat to the nation’s economy after terrorism. “The consequences of our energy dependence are real,” Smith said in remarks at the National Press Club. A major… More: continued here
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