Dominick Russo collects first-day-of-issue stampsVillages Daily Sun, FLBy MICHAEL FORTUNA, DAILY SUN THE VILLAGES — Whenever the US Postal Service issues new stamps, Dominick Russo likes to get them on the first day. But he doesn't use them to mail off envelopes. He keeps them. In a span of more than 20 years, … More: continued…
Granite Bay Press Tribune Former eBay CEO offers to fire 30000 California state workersTG DailyBy Aharon Etengoff Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has offered to fire 30000 California state workers. Whitman, who is running for governor, had previously pledged to eliminate 10 percent of California's 345000-employee work force. …Meg Whitman says she'd cut 30000 state…
Mandelson defends Royal Mail privatisationguardian.co.uk, UKLord Mandelson was locked in a verbal battle with his critics tonight over the wisdom of privatisating the Royal Mail, after the state-owned operator reported a doubling of annual profits to £321m. The business secretary said Royal Mail's headline … More: continued here
Los Angeles Times Lauren Luke's makeup tutorials lead to a new line of workLos Angeles Times, CAThough she never quite emerged from her shell, she did start selling makeup brushes, eye shadows and the like on EBay. And when her so-called ugly duckling's metamorphosis arrived, it came straight out of a tube — YouTube, to be…
BEVERLEY’S main Post Office in Register Square is being refurbished over the next four weeks. (15/05/2009) More: continued here
EDISTO ISLAND — Under new ownership, The Old Post Office Restaurant opened its doors on April 21, at 1442 Highway 174 on Edisto Island. More: continued here
Counterfeit cigarette levy stamps ring busted, state loss amounts …Jakarta Post, IndonesiaCustoms Directorate Office raided on Sunday a counterfeit levy stamp printing office and arrested two suspects in West Jakarta, tempointeraktif.com reported. Head of Customs Directorate General of the Finance Ministry Anwar Suprijadi said the raid was … More: continued here
Old Post Office Restaurant opens on Edisto IslandThe Times and Democrat, SCEDISTO ISLAND — Under new ownership, The Old Post Office Restaurant opened its doors on April 21, at 1442 Highway 174 on Edisto Island. Locals and visitors alike will have the opportunity to explore Lowcountry/Southern cuisine in a newly renovated and … More: continued here
Royal Mail faces threat of strikesFinancial Times, UKBy Jean Eaglesham and Brian Groom Royal Mail faces the threat of strikes over cost-cutting, overshadowing the postal operator's announcement yesterday of a near-doubling of annual profits. The Communication Workers Union is to announce a strike ballot … More: continued here
Food stamp errors climbFort Wayne Journal Gazette, INIndiana last year ranked among the worst five states in improper denials or termination of food stamp benefits, according to the American Public Human Services Association. Advocates and welfare recipients say such mounting error rates illustrate the … More: continued here