LULA, Ga. — The Lula Post Office has been renamed for a fallen soldier from Georgia. At a ceremony Thursday, the postal facility in Hall County now bears the name of Army Pfc. Johnathon Millican. The 20-year-old Lula native was killed in Iraq in January 2007. More: continued here
Volunteer pledges to save village post officeKeighley News, UK –3 hours agoBy Keighley News reporter A volunteer has stepped forward to help save a village post office which closes today after the resignation of the present sub …"Hard argument" needed to save village POWestern Telegraphall 2 news articles More: continued here
Luxury Retailers Want eBay To Police For KnockoffsNPR –35 minutes agoMorning Edition, July 4, 2008 · A French court ruled this week that eBay must pay Louis Vuitton more than $60 million in damages for allowing fake goods to … More: continued here
WYOMING – Borough police Thursday filed several charges against the owners of the eBay Drop-Off Store for failing to return items given for sale and failing to return cash proceeds for items sold. More: continued here
TRADERS across Hexham were furious this week when Royal Mail axed its early business postal delivery service without warning. The first businesses knew of the move was when their mail failed to materialise on Tuesday morning – many didn’t receive it until mid or late afternoon. More: continued here
Pensioners and young newshounds join forces in Post Office battleBirminghamMail.net, UK –2 hours agoNEWSHOUNDS from a Birmingham primary school took up cameras to gauge opinion on a burning issue – the possible closure of their well-used post office. … More: continued here
Mail collections resume as disciplinary adjournedYork Press, UK –6 hours agoA Royal Mail spokesman said that as far as he was aware, all mail was delivered and collected normally. He said that post which could not be collected on … More: continued here
BBC News That’s life: Greed is the creed.4Hoteliers, Hong Kong –5 hours agoThis year, it was a Chinese businessman, Zhao Danyang, who paid US$2.1 million in the lunch auction on eBay. Last year, it was an Indian, Mohnish Pabrai, …Heads Up: Berkshire Hathaway is BuffettedKansas City StarBuffett is amazed his lunch drew a $2.1M bidThe Associated PressDrive-Bys…
A blonde hair extension that supermodel Kate Moss reputedly lost in Berlin has been auctioned on eBay for 805 euros (1,264 dollars), Bild newspaper said on Friday. More: continued here
A French court ruled this week that eBay must pay Louis Vuitton more than $60 million in damages for allowing fake goods to be sold through its site. Co-host Ari Shapiro talks with Chris Sprigman, a professor of intellectual property law at the University of Virginia, about the implications of the ruling. More: continued here