Government office closings on MondaySoutheast Missourian, MO –3 hours agoCity, county, state and federal offices and US Post Office outlets are closed Monday for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Schools are closed in the city of Cape … More: continued here

Aiken Standard (subscription) Stamp commemorates Edgar Allan Poe's birthdayAiken Standard (subscription), SC –5 minutes agoNo author stays internationally popular for 150 years by accident," said NEA Chairman Gioia at the stamps dedication ceremony. "Poe is one of the classic … More: continued here

Times Online Birth of Burns marked with stampsBBC News, UK –4 hours agoStamps marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns have been unveiled by Royal Mail. One of the two new first class stamps depicts the famous …Royal Mail gives Bard the stamp of approvalScotland on SundayNew Robert Burns …

Post office closed Monday for MLK DayRapid City Journal, SD –1 hour agoWe will never edit or alter your comments, but we do reserve the right to not post or to remove comments that violate our code of conduct. … More: continued here

AuctionBytes Blog eBay Auction Seller Breaks Sales Record Off-eBayAuctionBytes Blog, MA –3 hours agoThe Wall Street Journal reported that analysts are expecting eBay's fourth-quarter earnings to be "relatively dim" as it restructures its business in the … More: continued here

Logan Jenkins: It's time to rethink local food-stamp programSan Diego Union Tribune, CA –2 minutes agoThe lean young man who becomes the 44th president tomorrow was, for a short time in his youth, nourished by food stamps, the relief program with roots in … More: continued here

Washington Post Super Bowl tickets fetching high prices on eBayAZFamily, AZ –2 hours agoA quick check by 3TV on eBay showed Super Bowl ticket packages selling from $1500.00 to over $10000.00 depending on how many are included. …NFL gets in line for Super Bowl resalesPennLive.comall 3,980 news articles More: continued here

Hit-run driver sought after Big Lake man, 76, killed while …Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN –19 minutes agoThe 76-year-old former bartender-turned-farmer had begun suffering from arthritis, so his family lobbied the local post office twice in the past five years … More: continued here

BBC News President-Elect Sees His Race as An OpportunityWashington Post, United States –59 minutes ago… taking for granted that the highest office in the land is filled by an African American," Obama said in an interview last week with The Washington Post. …Video: Thousands Attend Pre-Inauguration ConcertAssociatedPressOn the threshold of historyGary Post …

Changes will result in second class serviceThe Herald, UK –5 hours agoAt present, an adult new entrant to Royal Mail achieves maximum pay after 12 months, junior entrants at 18 years, (with 12 months service). … More: continued here