Prison for Ohio eBay scammerThe Evening Sun, PAIn November 2007, Chad Markle, 28, of the 6000 block of Old Hanover Road, found a listing for a 2002 Volkswagen Jetta on eBay. He contacted the seller, who agreed to sell the car for $8500 and provided a vehicle identification number that matched …
Read More »Temecula's first post office to mark 150th anniversary – Press-Enterprise
Temecula's first post office to mark 150th anniversaryPress-Enterprise, CABy JEFF HORSEMAN The 150th anniversary of the opening of Temecula's first post office will be marked this month with a series of events. Established in 1859 at what is now Margarita Road and Temecula Parkway, the post office marked an important … …
Read More »Cache of dough is cash cow for SC – USA Today
Cache of dough is cash cow for SCUSA TodayThe department is sorting through several boxes of bank notes issued by the Bank of South Carolina during the Civil War and selling them on eBay and a government auction website. Some of the bank notes are selling for 12 times their …
Read More »Can the post office survive? – Gulf Times
Can the post office survive?Gulf Times, QatarThe post office could guarantee delivery of e-mails, protect and secure communication and verify that the sender and receiver are indeed who they claim to be. All this would allow business to take full advantage of the Internet and give the post office… More: continued …
Read More »Post office cancels late postmarks for tax deadline day – The Virginian-Pilot
Post office cancels late postmarks for tax deadline dayThe Virginian-Pilot, VAThe US Postal Service said Monday that none of its post offices in Hampton Roads will have extended hours on the deadline day. Postal Service employees will collect mail outside the Hampton Roads General Mail Facility in Norfolk until midnight, … …
Read More »The Simpsons are first class–stamps – FayObserver.com
The Simpsons are first class–stampsFayObserver.com, NC“The Simpsons” — Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie — will be featured on five 44-cent first class stamps. The Postal Service will offer a sneak peek at the stamps Thursday on its Web site, www.usps.com, announcing exactly when the stamps will be …Stamps to make …
Read More »It's a Plot, I Tell You! Checking Out Books at the Library Will … – Washington Post
It's a Plot, I Tell You! Checking Out Books at the Library Will …Washington Post, United StatesI mentioned this to My Lovely Wife: No more due date stamps. I expected her to join me in my disgust. Instead, she said: "Good. I don't even want the receipt. I wish they would …
Read More »FedEx confirms 1,000 layoffs, 500 in Memphis (Pittsburgh Business Times)
FedEx Corp. has confirmed that the company has cut 1,000 jobs worldwide and 500 in Memphis. (FDX) More: continued here
Read More »Sun stamps cloud of rejection on IBM deal (Silicon.com)
Sun Microsystems rejected IBM’s formal buyout offer on Saturday, calling the bid insufficient and putting future deal talks at risk, according to a report Sunday in The Wall Street Journal. IBM reportedly made a formal bid of $9.40 per share, or less, for Sun, which in turn rejected the offer …
Read More »Ebay Auction for Adrienne Shelly Foundation Begins Today (About.com)
An Ebay auction to benefit the Adrienne Shelly Foundation (ASF) starts today, running through April 16. Items being auctioned include passes to the Tribeca premiere and party of Cheryl… More: continued here
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