Columbus Dispatch Columbus Mileposts: Aug. 19, 1847 | Postage stamps arrive with lick and promiseColumbus DispatchThings got sticky in Columbus in August 1847 when city Postmaster Samuel Medary received the first batch of federally issued postage stamps. Unlike the rubber stamps he had been using to mark postage on letters, …

U-turn after criticism of firm's choice not to honour all Paralympic champions with own stamp as it did for London 2012 Olympians Paralympic gold medal winners will be honoured with their own stamp after Royal Mail succumbed to growing pressure from the general public, disabled campaigners and politicians. It had …

Salem psychics yawn over eBay ban on servicesThe Salem News“I haven't sold anything, as far as metaphysics, on eBay in some time,” said Eric Fraize, a self-described psychic, astrologer and founder of The Universal Church of Satan who has marketed his services, including magic spells and Tarot readings, on eBay. …

eBay pulling the plug on spells, hexes, and magic potions for saleYahoo! News Canada (blog)The Ebay logo at a computer fair. REUTERS/Tobias SchwarzEarlier this week, a Florida man made headlines for selling his "American Dream" on eBay. Now the popular peer-based auction site is in the news again, but this …

Postal service fails to deliverAuburn CitizenMy tracking number claims that it never left the post office in Georgia and they don't know what happened to it. They tell me it's not their problem. I consider this theft of service. I paid tor a service that they didn't complete. People when …

SEVENTY-five-year-old Francella Crosbale wore a broad smile as she watched hundreds of enraged Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) beneficiaries storm the Hagley Park Post Office on Thursday. More: continued here

Cheaper junk mail? Newspapers decry US Postal planLas Vegas SunThe post office expects to generate $15 million in profits over three years by cutting what it charges Valassis Communications Inc. for new mass mailings. Livonia, Mich.-based Valassis sent more than 3 billion pieces of so-called junk mail through the … …

Post Office Fire 2Harrison DailyPost Office Fire 2. James L. White/Staff | Posted: Saturday, August 18, 2012 12:17 pm. Dewayne Tipton, a rural carrier at the Harrison Post Office, heads out on his route after an electrical fire was extinguished Saturday morning at the Post Office.and more » More: continued here

Spitzer: A stamp of approval for Ted WilliamsWicked LocalThe U.S. Postal Service just issued a new Ted Williams stamp that closely lines up with the recent (July 5) 10th anniversary of the baseball slugger's death. The commemoration of a death can be a sad affair, highlighted by still-lingering grief and …

The Toronto Argonauts ran their winning streak over the Calgary Stampeders to five with a 22-14 win at McMahon Stadium on Saturday. More: continued here