Post office reopens after suspicious bag foundExaminer.com –2 hours ago(Map, News) – A Colorado Springs post office is back open after being evacuated following the discovery of a suspicious bag outside the building. …Post Office Evacuated After Suspicious PackageKKTV 11 NewsMontebello post office reopened after evacuationColorado Springs GazettePost Office Evacuated for …
Read More »FedEx to slash salaries to cope with downturn (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US delivery giant FedEx said Thursday it was slashing salaries for many employees in a further belt-tightening to cope with the global economic downturn. More: continued here
Read More »Number of people applying for food stamps is on the rise (WWAY 3 Wilmington)
Submitted by WWAY on 18 December 2008 – 10:53am. READ MORE: There is more evidence that the economy is taking its toll here at home. Lines for the state Food Stamp Program are growing, and many of those are apparently first time applicants. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx profit up, but to cut costs as ’09 looks bad (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Package delivery giant FedEx Corp reported a higher profit for its fiscal second quarter, meeting expectations, but offered a grim view of the economy in 2009 and said it is taking action to cut costs. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx posts higher earnings; cuts costs (CNN Money)
FedEx reported higher quarterly earnings and revenue, but said Thursday that it has been challenged by poor economic conditions during the second quarter ending November 30th. More: continued here
Read More »BC/EFA Offers HAIRSPRAY Final Performance 'Extraordinary eBay' Auction – Broadway World
Playbill.com BC/EFA Offers HAIRSPRAY Final Performance 'Extraordinary eBay' AuctionBroadway World, NY –5 hours agoThe producers of this landmark musical have generously donated a pair of orchestra seats to be auctioned on ebay with the proceeds to benefit Broadway Cares …Hairspray Final Performance Package to Benefit BC/EFAPlaybill.comall 2 news articles More: continued here
Read More »For love of the game: Its Post Office-Opoly Love Stamps Edition (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter)
MANITOWOC Former postmaster Tony Yaggie has returned to his roots, developing a Monopoly-style board game promising enjoyment irrespective of rain, snow, heat or gloom of night. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail welcomes new regulator (Mad.co.uk)
Royal Mail has welcomed the move to change postal regulator from Postcomm to Ofcom. The postal operator says the Government’s decision to implement change reflects the reality of the marketplace, which is increasingly switching away from mail to electronic communications. More: continued here
Read More »Post office responds to letters to Santa (The Palm Beach Post)
Thousands of letters addressed to Santa Claus were sent to the main post office in Pembroke Pines. Children asked for everything from TVs to trampolines. More: continued here
Read More »Scarlett Johansson puts snotty tissue on eBay (USA Today)
How snotty: Scarlett Johansson blew her nose on a tissue, and now the tissue is being sold on eBay. More: continued here
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