Chairman stamps out postage spendingKingston Daily Freeman, NY –4 minutes agoBy Patricia Doxsey, Freeman staff POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County legislators will have to dig into their own pockets if they want to communicate with their … More: continued here

Pompano Beach: Centennial stamps available againSun-Sentinel.com, FL –1 minute agoAfter selling out in two days, the 42-cent first-class postage stamp can be obtained once again at the Emma Lou Olson Civic Center, 1801 NE Sixth St. The … More: continued here

LEBANON—Twenty years after it purchased the property, the U.S. Postal Service has begun construction of a new post office in Lebanon. More: continued here

Czech Out Hip On EbayGlasgow Daily Record, UK –1 hour agoA LAWYER tried to flog what he claimed was Czech president Vaclav Klaus's hip on eBay. Premysl Donat, 54, of Prague, said doctors gave him the body part … More: continued here

Stamps defence improvingNational Post, Canada –5 hours ago7, the Stamps held the ‘Riders to 285 yards of total offence, including just 31 on the ground. Two weeks later at BC Place Stadium, it was the Lions' …Stamps Face Esks in Labour Day ClassicOurSports Central (press release)First Stamps named to weekly awardsCalgary HeraldStamps …

Joy and anger were united in a single moment for me this week, when I finally received Season 5 of The Wire in the post, only to discover that I’d also been fined £8 by Royal Mail for not paying the relevant import duties on my package. More: continued here

92-year-old in protest at Post Office closureMirror.co.uk, UK –1 minute agoSupporters clapped and cheered as she stopped traffic for 25 minutes with others in a protest against the closure of a post office yesterday. … More: continued here

THE mobilisation of rural communities in the Borders faced with cuts in Post Office services will begin in earnest at a series of public meetings next month. (28/08/2008) More: continued here

An Iowan apparently tried to sell his or her general election vote on eBay. Secretary of State Michael Mauro said today he’s not sure if the listing on the Internet auction Web site was a prank or “dead serious.” More: continued here

Replacement food stamps available for St. Lucie County residents …Fort Pierce Tribune, FL –6 hours agoLUCIE COUNTY — Replacement food stamps are available for St. Lucie County food stamp recipients who lost food because of power outages or flooding from … More: continued here