Postage Rates to Increase MondayKOLN, NEBut post office authorities say many people don't understand the post office operates like any independent business, meaning the recession is hitting hard. "It keeps going up all the time and you don't see a lot of benefits," said Dawn Love of Lincoln. … More: continued here
Investors in TNT warn on Royal Mail dealFinancial Times, UKBy Jeremy Lemer and Jim Pickard The fraught efforts to part-privatise Royal Mail encountered further difficulties yesterday after investors in TNT, the frontrunner to buy a stake in Britain's state-owned postal operator, cautioned against the move. … More: continued here
Bakersfield Now Bakersfield Stamps Out HungerBakersfield Now, CAIt's the 17th year the National Association of Letter Carriers has held it's appropriately named "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive. That's when postal customers leave non-perishable food by their mail box to be picked up by their letter carrier and later …Video: Stamp out hungerWTNHSouth Georgia stamps out hungerWALB-TVPost…
No praises in queue for Post Office's new lookHalifax Evening Courier, UKI had to go in the main post office today, the so-called "revamped" post office that was kept closed for two weeks while this work was carried out. It's an absolute nightmare now, the lighting's all wrong and there seems to be less space and,…
Neanderthal Cycle Salvage seeing an upsideInland Valley Daily Bulletin, CAIt's mostly because of ebay. The Internet trading site's connective abilities have put buyers and sellers in touch from all over the world, for all kinds of wares – cds, lap tops, clothes, dvds and lots more. "Back in the early '80s and '90s, … More: continued…
MyFox Austin Stamp prices hit 44 cents todayGainesville Times, GABy Melissa Weinman Unless you bought the "forever" stamps, you may need some 1 cent stamps. Starting today, the cost of a first-class stamp increases to 44 cents. "The long and short of it is that rates are going up because our costs are going up," …Video:…
United Press International Last photos of Marilyn Monroe on auction at eBaySlippery Brick, ORSome of the last known photos of the star are up for auction on eBay and were taken only five days before her death. The photos come from the collection of musician Buddy Greco. Originally, there were 36 shots taken over a weekend…
BusinessWeek Will Craigslist Have to Crack Down?BusinessWeekStill, pressure from South Carolina, other state officials, and possibly part-owner eBay (EBAY) could force fundamental changes at Craigslist, which has become one of the Web's most popular sites in large part because of a no-frills, … More: continued here
Fuld stamps his position as I-Cubs' leadoff manDesMoinesRegister.com, IABy MARK EMMERT • memmert@dmreg.com • May 10, 2009 If Chris Robinson keeps playing like this, he may push Sam Fuld out of his spot atop the Iowa Cubs' batting order. Not that Fuld is showing any signs he's feeling pressured. … More: continued here
Dig deeper into your pocket, stamps cost more on MondayWQAD, ILQUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. – Be ready to pay a little more at the post office, as stamps jump up another $0.02. The increase takes affect Monday. It was 364 days ago that the last increase took place (on May 12, 2008) that put the price for…