A Union Springs man already serving a life sentence in prison for a sex crime was found guilty by a jury of assault and robbery at the Newton Post Office. More: continued here
Read More »EBay seminar ads raise ‘warning flags’ (Victoria Times Colonist)
Grand promises that you can make millions off EBay by attending a seminar seem fishy, says the Better Business Bureau of Vancouver Island. More: continued here
Read More »Old post office to remain boarded "for now" – Meriden Record-Journal
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Read More »Cardin post office closing this week (The Oklahoman)
CARDIN — The Cardin post office is shutting down, and the Picher post office won’t be far behind.The U.S. Postal Service will close the Cardin post office Saturday morning because a lease is expiring and because there are environmental issues, said David Lewin, Postal Service regional spokesman.”The post office will …
Read More »eBay narrows the gap, but Amazon is tops in traffic again, Nielsen says (InternetRetailer.com)
Amazon.com attracted the most traffic among retail web sites last month, with nearly 57 million unique visitors, 4.3% more than eBay’s 54.5 million visitors, says Nielsen Online. It was the third month in a row in which Amazon led in traffic, after overtaking eBay in November. More: continued here
Read More »MPs criticised for not blocking Royal Mail sale – Swindon Advertiser
MPs criticised for not blocking Royal Mail saleSwindon Advertiser, UKBy Jeremy Grimaldi » A UNION representative has slammed Swindon’s Labour MPs for failing to back Parliamentary moves to stop the ‘part-privatisation’ of Royal Mail. Chris Rye, branch secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), hit out at North … More: continued …
Read More »More Food Stamps to NY – WENY-TV
St. Louis Post-Dispatch More Food Stamps to NYWENY-TV, NYFebruary 27, 2009 ALBANY—Many New Yorkers are struggling to make ends meet, and the demand for food stamps is increasing. Now, more federal funding is going to New York State, to help families. Governor David Paterson announced New York received more …More Missourians …
Read More »Can We Have A Carol Bartz For eBay, Please? (EBAY) – The Business Insider
Can We Have A Carol Bartz For eBay, Please? (EBAY)The Business Insider, NYAnd then there's eBay. When CEO John Donahoe took over last year, there was a brief flash of hope that the reign of neglect and boneheaded acquisitions that characterized the last several years of Meg Whitman's era would be …
Read More »New stamps set for rate increase in May (AP via Yahoo! News)
With postal rates going up in May, the Post Office is readying new stamps to cover the new prices. More: continued here
Read More »Collecting stamps of Ottoman and Turkish vintage – Hürriyet
Hürriyet Collecting stamps of Ottoman and Turkish vintageHürriyet, TurkeyThe stamp essentially certified that cost had been paid. On Jan. 1, 1863 the Ottoman government under Sultan Abdülaziz whose official signature or tugra was in the center issued its first adhesive postage stamp. It was rectangular and unperforated. … More: continued here
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