EDINBURG – Arnoldo Amador is convinced that eBay has everything. He should know – the Web site is his livelihood. Amador, 52, makes a living by buying used or broken food processing equipment off the auction Web site, he said. More: continued here
New York Daily News First-class ripoff: News experiment finds pricier priority mail …New York Daily News, NY – Tracy ConnorBY Tracy Connor Dozens of retired mailboxes sit in a parking lot at a US Post Office sort center. Do you believe priority mail is worth the price? Yes. I have had great results with it. Priority mail? It…
Fresno Unified office once a post officeFresno Bee, CA – Gloria AlamilloQuestion: I work in the former downtown post office at Tulare and M streets. What is the history of this building? Was it once a courthouse? Answer: Construction of Fresno's 90000-square-foot main post office began in April 1939 and the facility opened … More: continued here
Annual reports on the Post Office networkMedia Newswire (press release), NYThe Government has tabled an amendment to the Postal Services Bill today to ensure that robust and transparent information about the Post Office network is published every year. The amendment introduces a new requirement for the Post Office to produce … More: continued here
EBay Shopper Says He Was Harassed By SellerTheDenverChannel.com, COCOLLINS, Colo — When Tyler Blackwelder decided to buy his girlfriend a bike on eBay, he never thought it would end with death threats and obscene messages, but he said what he learned should be a warning for others who shop on-line. … More: continued here
The Associated Press Ask AP: Flags on ships, 'Simpsons' on stampsWashington Post, United StatesFILE – This undated file photo provided by the US Postal Service shows the five postage stamps featuring The Simpsons, issued May 7, 2009 portraying from left, Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. A reader-submitted question about the cost of creating …Ask AP:…
Man loses court case over posted presentSunderland Echo, UK – Jane O’Neill, Jane O’NeillBy Jane O'Neill A devoted dad vowed to see the Royal Mail in court after a birthday present went astray. Derick Innes, of Downhill, Sunderland, posted the package to his six-year-old daughter, who lives in Thailand. The 59-year-old thought 14 days … More: continued here
Saddam Hussain stamps banned from Iraq exhibitGulfNews, United Arab EmiratesBaghdad: The Iraqi government has banned pictures of Saddam Hussain from the first stamp exhibit in the country since 2003. Thousands of stamps, including some from the Saddam era, are on display at the Baghdad Central Post Office, but none with … More: continued here
The Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com Food banks see more who need and more who giveUSA Today – Wendy KochPostal workers and volunteers pick up non-perishable food people leave at their mailboxes or the post office. Al Brislain of the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida says, "We couldn't feed people in the summer if it weren't…
Senior activities in Whittier: Representative to help seniors with …Whittier Daily News, CAA representative from the Department of Public Social Services will be on hand to help seniors 55 and older apply for food stamps from 10 am to 2 pm May 11 at the Whittier Senior Center, 13225 Walnut St. Spanish is available. To schedule…