A world-renowned U.S. hospital dedicated to treating children with cancer for free received millions in aid from billionaire Allen Stanford, raising the hope that there would be millions more. More: continued here

Poetry at the Old Post Office PavilionWashington City Paper, DCFrom her station in the Old Post Office Pavillion, Maryrose Flanigan, a program manager for arts education at the National Endowment for the Arts, oversees planning for Poetry Out Loud. Flanigan stands behind the national poetry recitation competition … More: continued here

DeSoto, DeSoto ISD join in unveiling ceremony of black history stampsPegasus News, TXBy Daphne Brown of DeSoto TODAY In partnership with the city of DeSoto, and the DeSoto Independent School District, the US Postal Service is hosting a stamp unveiling ceremony to honor the courage, commitment and achievements of 12 African-American …

Shame of Redhill's crooked postmanwww.thisissurreytoday.co.uk, UKBased at the Royal Mail's delivery office in Redstone Hill, the Hungarian national stole 703 postal packages and intentionally delayed sending on 4558 more. The scam collapsed when a landlord found two black bags full of mail in the loft of a Redhill … More: continued …

Rowling's fury at eBay saleScotsman, United KingdomHARRY Potter author JK Rowling is said to be furious after her gifts to a friend ended up for sale on eBay for £5000. A signed sketch of a friend's child, a hand-drawn invitation to her daughter's birthday party and a jokey list of baby …

Rare and expensive stamp under the hammerLeamington Observer, UKAN INCREDIBLY rare stamp which has previously fetched as much as £600000 at auction will go under the hammer in Warwick. A mint example of the inverted 'Jenny' stamp, of which only 100 were ever printed, will go before Warwick and Warwick auctioneers …

eBay conman sold fake soccer topsBBC News, UKA conman has admitted duping about 200 people into buying fake football shirts on internet auction site eBay. Flintshire magistrates heard how Paul Davies, 34, from Mold, imported the shirts from Thailand and charged between £20 and £43 for them. … More: continued here

Northwest District: Dude, don't plan party on cell at post officeThe Oregonian – OregonLive.com, ORby Jessica Machado, Special to The Oregonian Ten minutes before closing on a Friday afternoon, the line at the post office at 1706 NW 24th Ave. winds out the door. The succession of customers in winter coats …

Food stamps serve about 51000 North Dakotans | KXNet.com North …KXMC, NDAP BISMARCK, ND (AP) State officials say about 51000 low-income North Dakotans were served by the federal food stamp program last month. Food stamp director Arlene Dura says the number of North Dakota families receiving help grew by 5 percent …

Royal Mail Honours Local Postal 'Stars'4ni.co.uk, UKNine postmen and women from NI, together with a team of charity workers, have been short-listed for Royal Mail’s annual '1st Class People Awards' 2009. Customers were invited to nominate Royal Mail people who they thought were the unsung heroes of the … More: continued …