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Appalachian Trail hikers, post office customers and tired pedestrians have a new place to sit in Bland. They can rest on a hand-carved oak bench in front of the post office thanks to a local artisan. More: continued here

Proxibid named former eBay and PayPal executive Ryan Downs its new president. Downs joins Proxibid from eBay where he served in a number of roles, most recently as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations for PayPal, eBay’s online payments subsidiary. More: continued here

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Colorado artist created image of Mother Teresa used for postage stampCatholic SentinelThe commemorative stamp of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta being issued by the US Postal Service was designed by Thomas Blackshear, of Colorado Springs. …and more » More: continued here

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