Postal Service Cuts, Chief's Compensation Getting Closer LookWashington Post, United StatesBoth will be on the agenda tomorrow as Congress looks at the declining fortunes of the post office and the increasing compensation of its boss. The Postal Service says it is trying to save $100 million annually through a series of …
Read More »Sale talks underway for old Meriden post office – Meriden Record-Journal
Sale talks underway for old Meriden post officeMeriden Record-Journal, CTMERIDEN – The US Postal Service is in talks with a potential buyer for the former post office at 87 Colony St., a spokeswoman for the service said Monday. Maureen Marion would not reveal any details, except to say that the postal …
Read More »Will More DSR Feedback Data Help eBay Sellers? – AuctionBytes Blog
AuctionBytes Blog Will More DSR Feedback Data Help eBay Sellers?AuctionBytes Blog, MAWhen eBay added DSR ratings to its feedback system, it allowed buyers to leave them anonymously so sellers could not leave retaliatory feedback in return for low ratings. Despite the fact that sellers are now unable to leave negative ratings …
Read More »SEC Sues Escala Group, 2 Former Execs In Stamps Fraud Case – Wall Street Journal
SEC Sues Escala Group, 2 Former Execs In Stamps Fraud CaseWall Street JournalThe Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Escala Group Inc. (ESCL) and two former executives for allegedly participating in a fraudulent scheme involving manipulation of the values of collectible stamps. The suit, filed in federal court in New …
Read More »Royal Mail must stay fully in public hands – guardian.co.uk
Royal Mail must stay fully in public handsguardian.co.uk, UKWe are writing to protest at the government's proposal to privatise part of the Royal Mail. The Royal Mail and Post Office are crucial both to the most marginalised of our community and the nation as a whole, providing vital functions above and …
Read More »Clinton Slaying Victim's Rental Car Recovered – WAPT.com
Clinton Slaying Victim's Rental Car RecoveredWAPT.com, MSThe body of Sachem Stamps, 33, was found Friday night at 160 Banks Road by his wife. The couple was living apart, and police said Stamps went to the home to pick up something. Clinton Police Chief Don Byington said the Chevrolet Cobalt was found …
Read More »FedEx Plane Crashes During Landing in Tokyo, Two Dead (St. Petersburg Times)
TOKYO — A FedEx Corp cargo plane caught in a gust of wind crashed and burst into flames as it landed at Japan’s Narita airport on Monday, killing the two man crew and closing the main runway at the busy gateway to Tokyo. More: continued here
Read More »Stimulus money to boost RI food stamp recipients – Forbes
Stimulus money to boost RI food stamp recipientsForbes, NYAP , 03.23.09, 12:16 PM EDT The state's congressional delegation says Rhode Islanders on food stamps will get a boost in their benefits beginning April 1. The extra allocation, ranging from $2 to $24 a month, comes from the federal stimulus plan. …More …
Read More »Wind shear eyed in deadly crash of FedEx cargo jet (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wind shear may have caused the crash of a FedEx jet that cartwheeled on the runway at Tokyo’s main international airport and burst into a fireball, investigators said Monday, but experts noted that the model was notoriously difficult to land. More: continued here
Read More »Driver Mistakenly Steps on Gas, Crashes into Post Office (WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey)
Police say the driver of a vehicle mistakenly stepped on the gas instead of the brake and slammed into a Post Office in Berks County. It happened around 1:00 at St. Lawrence Avenue and Prospect Street in St. Lawrence. We’re told no one was injured. More: continued here
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