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Read More »Leaking roof closes Mount Washington post office (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
The Mount Washington Post Office is closed today, due to what postal officials say was a leak in the roof. More: continued here
Read More »Yes, Virginia (Garden City Telegram)
Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in dozens of …
Read More »USPS seeking site for new Freeport Post Office (Northwest Florida Daily News)
ohn Cugler, postmaster of the Freeport Post Office, knows local residents will drive a long distance to avoid his branch. It’s not the service. It’s the parking lot. More: continued here
Read More »Queues and complaints as online orders flood mail service – Guardian Unlimited
Kent News Queues and complaints as online orders flood mail serviceGuardian Unlimited, UK –6 hours agoRoyal Mail, which is delivering more than 2bn letters and packages this Christmas season, denied the charge. "That is something that is not our standard …'Don't blame the postman if packages don't arrive'Kent NewsRoyal Mail charges are …
Read More »Last Call: FedEx Shares Fall on IRS Bill (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of FedEx Corp. slipped in light trading Monday, as investors reacted to the company’s disclosure late Friday it might have to pay $319 million in back taxes related to an ongoing disagreement in how the package delivery company’s workers are classified. More: continued here
Read More »$500 reward for eBay pirates selling super cheap (counterfeit … – Blogger News Network
$500 reward for eBay pirates selling super cheap (counterfeit …Blogger News Network –5 hours agoMicrosoft has also worked with eBay and information is also available on their site on how to avoid buying counterfeit software, here. … More: continued here
Read More »Aggressive cat stops mail – United Press International
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Read More »Santa popular at the post office – MLive.com
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Read More »Britons sending X-mas cards via India – Hindustan Times
Britons sending X-mas cards via IndiaHindustan Times, India –1 minute agoMany Britons have found that the Indian postal system is cheaper and more reliable than Royal Mail. Several Britons have discovered that the doughty Indian … More: continued here
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