ELLEN CREAGER Amsterdam, revisitedDetroit Free Press, United States –30 minutes ago"I think you were not looking for the real Amsterdam, just for the titillating aspects of it," wrote Marguerite Lachenauer of Royal Oak. … More: continued here

Refiners, Union Workers Extend Contract Talks as Strike LoomsBloomberg –31 minutes ago1 (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc and the union representing refinery workers extended talks on a new contract for at least 24 hours, … More: continued here

Sarah Palin: Naughty Monkey Heels Sell For $2025 on eBay (Photos)TheInsider.com, CA –1 hour agoSarah Palin’s niece just made a quick bundle of cash by selling a pair of size 7.5 red Naughty Monkey Double-Dare heels on eBay. The first time seller … More: continued here

Artist makes her own stampKansas City Star, MO –1 hour agoThe window is near the US Post Office in City Center Square, and Toivanen’s proposal for an installation of images inspired by stamps won her the gig. … More: continued here

A second-class stamp for undocumented immigrantsYakima Herald-Republic, WA –11 minutes agoThe idea is to keep undocumented immigrants from using driver's licenses to get voter registration cards and social services such as welfare and food stamps… More: continued here

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The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Don’t Change Your Number; You Might Want to Sell It on eBayNew York Times, United States –5 hours agoHence the ad on eBay— “Selling my DJ company with the most famous phone number in HISTORY … 867-5309,” which he bills as “one of the last remaining …Phone number …

Post Office to Form New 'People's Bank'istockAnalyst.com (press release), OR –3 minutes ago… proposal is likely to form part of a package of measures to head off a growing rebellion among Labour MPs opposed to the part-privatisation of Royal Mail. More: continued here

KING5.com Seattle post office boxes disappearingKING5.com, WA –3 hours agoWhile the drop box outside the Queen Anne post office is often full, many around town are nearly empty. So, to save money in a tough economy, … More: continued here

American Art on Postage Stamps: Telling the Story of a NationArt Daily, Maine –39 minutes agoThe Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum’s award-winning Web site Arago presents another featured collection titled “American Art on Postage Stamps: Telling … More: continued here