San Francisco post offices spared the axeWorkers WorldAfter a yearlong mass protest campaign, San Francisco Postmaster Raj Sanghera announced that the Bayview, Visitacion Valley and Civic Center post offices had been taken off the closure list. McLaren Station on busy San Bruno Avenue was also spared. More: continued here

'Baby Killer' Spray-Painted On Campaign Office Of Wayne Powell, Eric Cantor's …Huffington PostCLEVELAND, Ohio — Vandals spray-painted the words "Baby Killer" on the campaign headquarters of Wayne Powell, the Democrat challenging Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), and wrote "Nigger Lover" on a sign in front of another one of his offices, …

Book Review: Making an Impression Designing and Creating Artful Stamps by …Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)Rubber stamping is one of the first paper crafts that I learned and it has remained one of my favorites. Rubber stamping can encompass so many different things because you can stamp not only paper but …

Sportsnet.ca Esks' Nichols, Stamps finding chemistryCANOEFrom the moment Matt Nichols and Fred Stamps hooked up for a TD on the first pass Nichols threw in Montreal, a certain chemistry has formed. The rookie starting quarterback and star receiver have now combined on three TD passes in the last two Edmonton …

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Stamp Collecting: Even stamp collectors can be extravagantState-Journal.comI have often wondered how and sometimes if, I would enjoy collecting stamps if I had unlimited resources and a stamp collecting budget that would rival the legendary collectors of the past. Not too long ago while in Louisville, I saw a stamp …

From the moment Matt Nichols and Fred Stamps hooked up for a TD on the first pass Nichols threw in Montreal, a certain chemistry has formed. More: continued here

World's oldest post office honouredPakistan Daily TimesA plaque has been unveiled at the world's oldest post office to celebrate 300 years of service, MSN News reported. Sanquhar post office in Dumfries and Galloway began as a staging post for mail carriages in 1712. Sub-postmistress Penny Murphy said, "I …World's oldest …

Before postage stamps arrived on the scene in 1840, whoever received the mail had to pay for the postage. Think what a nightmare this would be today with all of the junk mail that you receive, especially the political junk mail. You would be required to pay the postage on …

Colleen Cason: Post office should stand and deliverVentura County StarI received the dreaded pink slip the other day. It was not the kind indicating I had joined the ranks of the unemployed. It was the one that signaled my work was about to begin. When I was not home, our …