Arts Council hands over check to purchase 1913 Post Office buildingNorth Platte Bulletin, NE –4 hours agoIn exchange, CUAC officially received the title to the historic 1913 Post Office building at Fifth and Jeffers. “This has been a long time in coming,” said …Project is one step closerNorth Platte Telegraphall 2 news …

Not all Holiday Items DeliveredKWCH, KS –3 hours agoUsually those items fall out of their packages, leaving the post office with half wrapped stockings, books and even a car bumper. The post office says the … More: continued here

Fort Hays State College (Kansas) 3 7/8" Toby JugAuction Central News, NY –6 hours agoBUYER'S PREMIUM AND PAYMENT: The buyer's premium on property purchased on eBay Live Auctions will be 17.5%. There will 10% buyer's premium for bidders … More: continued here

Auctionbytes eBay Bans Sale of IvoryAuctionbytes –1 hour agoBy Ina Steiner eBay announced that, effective January 1, 2009, it will no longer permit the sale of ivory on the site. Two exceptions are pianos with ivory …Elephants ready to party as eBay ban approachesCNET NewseBay global ban on ivory products to …

Minnesotan's eBay listing offers 'On Golden Pond' boatMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN –15 minutes agoAnswering questions from potential eBay bidders, the owner says the boat has been in storage for most of the past five years, but the motor "checked out … More: continued here

Three MPs back campaign to save sorting officeGloucestershire Gazette, UK –2 hours agoSince the announcement that Royal Mail plans to close the office and merge it with the sorting office in Cam, the full scale of the situation has been … More: continued here

Netflix, Adobe, Google Make Best Places To Work List. AT&T, eBay…Examiner.com –16 minutes agoWhere are the best and worst places to work? Glassdoor, the site that surveys employees about workplace conditions in great detail, has issued lists of the … More: continued here

Post Office ram raidedHastings Observer, UK –5 hours agoBy Laura Button Police are hunting four men following a ram raid on a village Post Office, which led to a dramatic car chase through Hastings. … More: continued here

Special stamp issues for Year of the OxMedia Newswire (press release), NY –1 hour agoThe set of "Year of the Ox" special stamps adopts five-colour printing to accentuate the three-dimensional effect, and to enhance the image detail of the … More: continued here

As grocery bills rise, so does Iowa food stamp useGazette Online, IA –6 hours agoFortunately for the state budget, food assistance — still often referred to as "food stamps" even though the benefit is on a debit-type card — is a purely … More: continued here