Postal service evaluating city routesConnellsville Daily Courier, PA –3 minutes agoAs a result of the evaluation, the Connellsville Post Office"lost one hour a day, which is multiplied by 302 delivery days each year. … More: continued here

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Vergie Thelma Mackie, 93, of Cookeville, passed away Jan. 18, 2009, at her home. Mackie was born Oct. 19, 1915, in Putnam County, to John Mathias and Lola Belle Stamps Lee. More: continued here

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AFP reports: One person was killed Sunday in a blast near a police post in China’s financial hub Shanghai, the state news agency Xinhua reported. The incident took place at about midday (0400 GMT) near the gate of the municipal public security bureau office on Wuning South Road, the brief …

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