Cross-strait post office saleseTaiwan News, TaiwanThe post offices across the Taiwan Strait could begin selling local specialties from the other side later this year, a spokesman of the Taipei-based Chunghwa Post Co. said Friday. Su Tian-fu said that the State Post Bureau of the People's Republic of … More: continued here
Several Solano County auto executives who sell General Motors vehicles waited anxiously Friday morning for a FedEx envelope that would land them among the 1,100 dealers – one in five – that the Detroit automaker plans to drop by late next year. All apparently escaped the throat-lumping task of opening the letter and having to…
While 1,100 General Motors dealerships across the country received notification via FedEx on Friday that their franchise agreements would be terminated, at least one local dealership is unaffected by the cuts. More: continued here
On a busy trading day in the CFL, the Calgary Stampeders used their depth for future Canadian draft picks. More: continued here
Times Online Lost in translationTimes Online, UKThe fumbling involvement of Royal Mail will guarantee a mysterious delay. I went on a blind date once. No, really. I didn't know what the guy looked like, where he went on his summer holiday in 2003, the colour of his ex-girlfriend's hair or the title … More: continued here
Small Talk: Postal increase forces businesses to cut moreSalt Lake Tribune, United StatesFor example, she will send envelopes with eye-catching stamps that she buys online. The price premium is worth it to her if it will help her mailings get noticed. She's also having invitations to an upcoming event hand-delivered. … More: continued here
Bosses in promise on mail deliveryShropshire Star, UKRoyal Mail bosses will assure Ellesmere residents they will still get first class service when the town's delivery office closes next month. A letter to be sent out to all Ellesmere households by the firm promises that post will be delivered at the … More: continued here
Rare high grade 1933 Sport Kings Jim Thorpe Card hits eBayThe Cardboard Connection, GAMany a collector and sports fan won't even know who Thorpe was. I recently stumbled across an auction for one of the best looking Jim Thorpe Cards I have ever seen. The card, which is #6 in the famous 1933 Sports Kings Set,…
ROXBURY TWP. —The Roxbury Township Public Library, 103 Main St., Succasunna, is planning several programs for adults, kids, teens, families and preschoolers for the coming months. More: continued here
A baby girl delivered in a post office was weighed on parcel scales, staff have said. Paul Childs, 58, a postmaster in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, and his wife, Helen, 54, rushed into action after a customer went into labour in their shop. More: continued here