Congressman Sanford Bishop announced today that the United States Senate unanimously approved his legislation to designate the main Post Office at 1501 South Slappey Boulevard in Albany, Ga. as the “Dr. Walter Carl Jordan Jr. Post Office Building.” More: continued here
Read More »Hugh Muir: Diary (Guardian Unlimited)
What a swell party it was. Gordon was there, as was Georgie Osborne, collecting tin well hidden. Blunkett, Straw. No Cameron; wouldn’t expect that. But there were Telegraph types – Murdoch MacLennan and Simon Heffer – friends and relatives and, of course, Viscount Rothermere. By all accounts Paul Dacre, editor-in-chief …
Read More »Stamps and Alouettes ready for Cup clash – National Post
Calgary Herald Stamps and Alouettes ready for Cup clashNational Post, Canada –1 hour ago"It has been a long week, a real long week," said Stamps offensive lineman Jeff Pilon on Saturday morning after Calgary's final workout. …Stamps psyched for Alouettes' loudest teammate: Big O crowdThe Canadian PressStamps' Thelwell catches Cup feverThe Gazette …
Read More »FedEx still shopping South Carolina (The Greenville News)
FedEx Ground, the ground-delivery arm of FedEx Corp., continues to consider sites in South Carolina for a new distribution facility, a company spokeswoman said Friday. More: continued here
Read More »Grey Cup kickoff extra special for Stamps offensive linemen Lazeo and Pilon (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
MONTREAL – When Calgary Stampeders centre Rob Lazeo and right tackle Jeff Pilon pull on their jerseys for Sunday’s Grey Cup, it will be a moment of redemption for two players who have come as close to that thrill as possible without actually touching it. More: continued here
Read More »Steve Bell on the Post Office victory (Guardian Unlimited)
Labour MPs and unions are to demand that a forthcoming review of the Royal Mail does not lead to further break-up More: continued here
Read More »Woman drives truck through window at Lansing post office (The Ithaca Journal)
LANSING — Three stores down from the Lansing Post Office on East Shore Drive, Jay Lantz felt the building shake midafternoon on Thursday. More: continued here
Read More »GeoCities 2.0 auctions self on eBay (The Register)
88 domain names, admin tools, provisional patent, and more! In the summer of 2006, at the height of the digerati’s Web 2.0 frenzy, social networking startup Kiko.com sold itself on eBay. The share-your-appointments-with-the-world online calendar extravaganza was pulling in exactly zero dollars a month. But after a flurry of late …
Read More »Postal carrier accused of stealing mail (Moldova.org)
Britain’s Royal Mail said a postal carrier has been arrested after he allegedly kept mail meant for hundreds of Ipswich, England, residents.The Royal Mail said it opened an investigation with Suffolk Police after residents of two Ipswich streets complained about mail going missing, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday.The 36-year-old mail …
Read More »FedEx marks start of $100 million NC center (The Times and Democrat)
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Officials are breaking ground on the site of a $100 million FedEx Ground distribution hub in North Carolina that’s expected to create at least 300 jobs. More: continued here
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