Mail chaos looms as posties hold ballot on strike actionEdinburgh Evening News, UKMore than 170 workers at Royal Mail's Sighthill depot and their colleagues in Perth are taking part in a ballot over industrial action after a series of cost cutting measures, which union officials said could lead to job losses. …
Read More »Whole lotta Lincoln: Thousands of stamps on block (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
It’s the philatelic version of the Land of Lincoln: A collection of some 10,000 stamps, all featuring the nation’s 16th president, is going on the auction block this week. The collection, painstakingly amassed by an admirer of Abraham Lincoln, carries a pre-sale price estimate of more than $2 million, according …
Read More »Post Office reminds: mail taxes before last collection of the day – WKTV
FOX Toledo Online Post Office reminds: mail taxes before last collection of the dayWKTV, NYJeanee Mooney is the Customer Service Coordinator at Utica's Main Post Office on Pitcher Street. Mooney said, "Traditionally, Utica does have a lot of last minute folks who come in to file their taxes." She said her …
Read More »Whole lotta Lincoln: Thousands of stamps on block (The Journal-Standard)
It’s the philatelic version of the Land of Lincoln: A collection of some 10,000 stamps, all featuring the nation’s 16th president, is going on the auction block. More: continued here
Read More »Car hits post office on tax day (WPVI-TV Philadelphia)
Some people had to find another post office. More: continued here
Read More »2 Indicted In Plot To Steal $682,000 In Stamps (CBS 13 Baltimore)
A federal grand jury has indicted two men in a plot to steal more than $682,000 worth of stamps from the Postal Service. More: continued here
Read More »Legal Skirmish a Hurdle for eBay’s Skype Plans (New York Times)
While analysts appeared to applaud eBay ’s plans to spin off Skype in an initial public offering aimed at the first half of 2010, there’s still one kink that has to be worked out before eBay can unload its Internet calling division, The New York Times’s Brad Stone writes. More: …
Read More »Fedex to trim fleet (AME Info)
FedEx has announced plans to permanently remove 10 Airbus A310s and four Boeing MD10s from service by May 31, as part of a plan to reduce capacity amid the economic downturn. More: continued here
Read More »Local church offers coffee, pastry and stamp for "Tax Day" – Daily Press
Local church offers coffee, pastry and stamp for "Tax Day"Daily Press, VAVolunteers from Sixth Mount Zion Church in Hampton are out at the post office at Aberdeen and Briarfield roads handing out postage stamps, along with coffee and pastries, to people filing their income tax returns today. A spokeswoman for the …
Read More »Leno Bill to Help Families Receive Food Stamps Passes First Hurdle – California Chronicle
Leno Bill to Help Families Receive Food Stamps Passes First HurdleCalifornia Chronicle, CASACRAMENTO – Legislation authored by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) that would improve access to food stamps cleared its first hurdle, passing the Senate Health and Human Services Committee with a 3-1 vote. Senate Bill 718 would end California´s …
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