HELLERTOWN | Facing a packed crowd of concerned residents, borough officials narrowly voted Monday to reverse a previous decision to build a new post office at Juniper Road and Constitution Avenue. More: continued here

Artistic Postage Reveals New Wedding StampsMediaSyndicate (press release) –7 minutes agoMay 2008 – In what could be called a niche within a niche, ArtisticPostage.com has introduced specific types of postal wedding stamps. … More: continued here

Food Stamps: Breaking recordsSeattle Post Intelligencer –3 hours agoIn fact, according to the paper, the current 27.5 million Americans relying on food stamps for the basics is the highest since 1994 (although as a … More: continued here

First, let me go on record as saying I am not a collector of anything. Never have been. Haven’t collected stamps or buttons or coins. My wife, on the other hand, collects antique furniture, birdcages, bird nests, postal scales, vintage signs — you name it. More: continued here

A summary of the cases so far decided in the 2007-2008 Supreme Court term. The justices have heard oral arguments for 70 cases and returned opinions in 37 of them. One case was dismissed. More: continued here

In January, 2006, Rolling Stones fans coughed up as much as $1,500-a-ticket to watch Mick Jagger strut his stuff at the United Center. They should have paid the city’s 8 percent amusement tax — $120 for a $1,500 — just like everyone else who buys from a broker. More: continued …

Is postal market liberalisation really working?PrecisionMarketing, UK –21 hours agoHaving spent the past two and a half years bemoaning the negative effect liberalisation has had on its business and the postal market in general, Royal Mail… More: continued here

Oregon's Post Office PrimaryWashington Post, United States –6 hours agoBy Alec MacGillis Barack Obama made jaws drop when he drew 75000 people to a rally in Portland, Ore., on Sunday afternoon, making it the largest such event … More: continued here

Special stamps to help raise funds for earthquake victims have gone on sale in China. More: continued here

China sells stamps to help earthquake victimsThe Associated Press –15 minutes agoBEIJING (AP) — Special stamps to help raise funds for earthquake victims have gone on sale in China. Featuring three interlocking hearts on a red background … More: continued here