Yahoo News (blog) Florida man selling 'extra terrestrial vehicle' on eBayYahoo News (blog)It's not quite an unidentified flying object, but one car for sale on eBay this week could easily be mistaken as something from another world. Owner Mike Vetter describes the vehicle as a combination of parts including fold …
Read More »Gordon R. Lanker; 1915-2013: Postmaster was ‘genius,’overcame politics of day
Gordon R. Lanker, who led the Toledo post office for several years even as his presidential nomination to be the local postmaster was blocked repeatedly by U.S. senators of the opposing party, died Friday in Swan Creek Retirement Village. He was 98. More: continued here
Read More »Plan to move post office at Pevensey Bay 50 metres away
Post office bosses are planning to move the Pevensey Bay office 50 metres away to the 1066 Convenience Store. More: continued here
Read More »Woah! Gold iPhones Going For $1800 on eBay – Cult of Mac
WCPO Woah! Gold iPhones Going For $1800 on eBayCult of MacThe gold iPhone 5s is in very short supply. Apple has already sold out, and is unlikely to get them in volume for weeks to come. They are hard to come by. Many of Apple's flagship stores received only a …
Read More »Food stamps again a vivid symbol in poverty debate – USA TODAY
Wall Street Journal Food stamps again a vivid symbol in poverty debateUSA TODAYWASHINGTON (AP) — Food stamps have figured in Americans' ideas about the poor for decades, from President Lyndon Johnson's vision of a Great Society to President Ronald Reagan's scorn for crooked "welfare queens" and President Bill Clinton's pledge …Won't …
Read More »Dragons would snarl at the Royal Mail sell-off – The Guardian
The Guardian Dragons would snarl at the Royal Mail sell-offThe GuardianStill, even if you ignore the risks of Royal Mail shares, who's to say the decline needs reversing? If, 13 years ago, you invested in the FTSE 100, you are still waiting for a profit. As Bannatyne might observe to …
Read More »Navarro stamps HR into van window – FOXSports.com
Navarro stamps HR into van windowFOXSports.comChicago Cubs catcher Dioner Navarro figured out an easy way to make a delivery to the post office from Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon. In the bottom of the seventh inning against the Atlanta Braves, Navarro hit a Luis Avilan pitch over the left …and …
Read More »House approves bill with $40B cut from food stamps – Chicago Tribune
Al Jazeera America House approves bill with $40B cut from food stampsChicago TribuneWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-run House of Representatives voted to cut spending on food stamps for the poor by $40 billion over 10 years on Thursday, defying a veto threat from the White House in the name of …
Read More »Salmond Royal Mail vow challenged
A senior member of the UK Government has challenged Scotland's First Minister to set out his plans for renationalising the Royal Mail as Alex Salmond wrote to the Labour leader calling for him to match the SNP's public ownership pledge. More: continued here
Read More »Scottish News: Salmond Royal Mail vow challenged
A senior member of the UK Government has challenged Scotland's First Minister to set out his plans for renationalising the Royal Mail as Alex Salmond wrote to the Labour leader calling for him to match the SNP's public ownership pledge. More: continued here
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