Twenty angry local residents demonstrated outside Melbourne Grove Post Office in East Dulwich, south London Wednesday of last week against its planned closure. More: continued here
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Read More »Want to know about Crofton's post office? – Annapolis Capital
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Read More »HK stamp set to mark Olympic equestrian events – Horsetalk
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Read More »Canada Post office mistress robbed at gunpoint in rural Manitoba (CNews)
GRAND RAPIDS, Man. – RCMP has issued a warrant for the arrest of a man wanted in the armed robbery of a Canada Post office in Manitoba. Grand Rapids Mounties say a disguised male entered the town’s post office last Friday, jumped the front counter and produced a firearm. More: …
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(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file) Green Bay Packers’ Brett Favre is shown at the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year news conference in Phoenix, in this Jan. 30, 2008 file photo. Favre, winner of the FedEx Air Player of the Year award, has decided to retire from the …
Read More »Mo. Senate bill would let drug convicts get food stamps – Columbia Missourian
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Read More »RTS award up for grabs on eBay – Media Guardian
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Read More »Want to know about Crofton’s post office? (The Capital)
In recent months several readers voiced opinions both for and against the operation and conditions of the Crofton post office. One reader described the facility as “dark and unwelcoming” and complained that employees were not trained in the concept of customer service. More: continued here
Read More »Traders’ Dreams (unrated) *** | eBay fans will want to click on `see it now’ (Miami Herald)
You think you’ve bought weird stuff on eBay? Wait until you meet some of the people profiled in Traders’ Dreams, co-directors Marcus Vetter and Stefan Tolz’s hugely entertaining, often hilarious look at the global phenomenon of the online auction site. More: continued here
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