Mark Twain honored with new stampConnectTriStates.com powered by KHQAHis face is on a new commemorative stamp unveiled by the US Postal Service Saturday in Hannibal. The stamp shows Twain from 1907, as we commonly remember him. There is a steamboat on the Mississippi River in the background. … More: continued …

Rural mail carriers in Bloomfield and Dudley received a surprise this week. Recently they found out they would begin working from the Dexter Post Office effective Friday, June 24. Richard Watkins,… More: continued here

Local post office used to move around quite a bitEvansville Courier & PressHenderson's current post office opened to the public 50 years ago today, and in another five years it will become the community's longest-occupied post office. It's been remodeled and added onto, but every now and then there are …

When most burglaries happen, it doesn’t take long for the victims to realize they have been violated. But when mail is stolen from a post office, a mail carrier or out of a mail box, people generally don’t know they’ve been victimized. More: continued here

Globe and Mail Big Bender sticks with StampsCalgary SunThe Stamps only had a matter of 12 hours upon returning home from Edmonton to finalize the roster. They are dealing with an injury to quarterback Drew Tate (dislocated shoulder), but they came out of the pre-season finale relatively healthy otherwise. …Antwi, …

Globe and Mail Stampeders expected to sign BishopSportsnet.caCFL veteran pivot Michael Bishop is expected to sign with the Stamps as early as Monday, replacing Drew Tate, who dislocated his left, non-throwing, shoulder late in Friday night's exhibition game against Edmonton. The 35-year-old is currently being …Antwi, Sinopoli make Stamps' rosterMontreal …

Gwynedd area residents have filed an appeal of the United States Postal Service’s decision to close the Gwynedd post office. More: continued here

Saving rural post officesFort Dodge MessengerAbout 40 officials from as far away as Lamoni and Randolph gathered in Fort Dodge Saturday and decided to ask Congress for a moratorium on future post office closures. Lohrville Mayor Donny Hobbs said he'll send letters asking for the moratorium to …Iowa mayors join …

EDITORIAL: Post office closure is a good first stepGlens Falls Post-StarLydia Wheeler Postal employee Jerry McKenna ships a package for Rita Kopp at the South Glens Falls Post Office on Tuesday afternoon. The US Postal Service is planning to close the Main Street facility located in the Midtown Plaza. … …

Women stop going straight as eBay sales of hair tongs tankIrish IndependentSearches for hair straighteners, priced at up to €138, plummeted by 124 per cent compared to March-June last year, according to online auction firm eBay.ie. Flawless skin and funky nails are also fashionable, with foundation and nail art ranking …