Underground house on eBay; going for $300kABC15.com (KNXV-TV), AZThe Sleepers have put their three-bedroom cave home up for auction on eBay. The Sleepers say they have a big balloon payment due and they haven't been able to arrange new financing. They add they might not sell if they're able to get a new loan for ……
Warning over Royal Mail pensions as opposition deepensCityWire.co.uk, UKBy Chris Marshall | 08:58:28 | 24 February 2009 Staff at the Royal Mail have been warned that their pensions could be cut in two if the service is not reformed. With staff already facing fears of job losses, the chair of Royal Mail’s pension trustees … More:…
Royal Mail sell off loomsSydney Morning Herald, AustraliaPart of Britain's famous Royal Mail service is set to be sold off by the government. Laws allowing the controversial sale of 30 per cent of the business to go ahead are expected to be introduced to parliament on Thursday. The government says it must … More: continued here
Pafa criticises 'misguided' sustainable mail standardpackagingnews.co.uk, UKThe Packaging and Films Association (Pafa) has blasted the Royal Mail's"Sustainable Mail" standard for targeting certain materials without due consideration for their true environmental impact. Pafa chief executive David Tyson lamented the lack of … More: continued here
ITN Royal Mail workers to stage protestITN, UKDutch postal group TNT has said it was keen to buy a stake in the Royal Mail, with other foreign firms from Denmark and Sweden reportedly expressing an interest. Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton and chief executive Adam Crozier are due to be … More: continued here
Crews Investigating Suspicious Package At Post OfficeWCPO, OHA worker at the US Post Office on Dalton Street in Queensgate reported finding a suspicious substance early Tuesday. According to emergency radio reports, the employee told crews the sandy substance caused her hand to turn red after touching it. … More: continued here
Row over Royal Mail pensionsTeleText, UKA row over Government plans to sell off part of the Royal Mail intensified as a letter warned of the impact on pensions if part-privatisation does not proceed. The chairman of the pension trustees, Jane Newell, said in the letter to Business Secretary … More: continued here
New York Times Run, Whitman, run! Just be sure what you’re running for.Bizmology, TXby Jeff Dorsch, February 23rd, 2009, 1:16 pm If Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay, runs for governor of California as expected and starts promising on the campaign trail that she’ll run the state government like a business, watch out! …2 governor…
Suspect identified in Post Office robbery, assaultDothan Eagle, ALUS Postal Inspector James Tynan testified Monday that a woman identified Mark G. Perry, 39, as the man who assaulted her during a robbery at the Newton Post Office. The federal government charged Perry with the robbery and assault of the post office… More: continued here
Counties Break Federal Law With Food Stamp Delayscbs4denver.com, COIn some counties, families have to wait more than a month for food stamps, and it's a violation of federal law. That state says the issue is sheer volume. In Jefferson County the number of people needing help has more than doubled in the past year. … More:…