When Jim Sayre of Lawrenceburg, Ky., began growing a beard in the late 1970s, people started to point out his resemblance to the nation’s 16th president. So he entered an Abraham Lincoln look-alike contest and won. More: continued here
EBay to Buy Back Stolen Historical ItemsRapid City Journal, SD –2 minutes agoCuomo and eBay will contact the buyers, the state official said. In January, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's investigation found that about 200 … More: continued here
Steve Lowery had gone more than seven years and 199 tournaments without winning, a drought that would have continued Sunday at Pebble Beach if not for Vijay Singh’s stunning collapse at Pebble Beach, Calif. More: continued here
Last Saturday afternoon at 3 in the FedEx Forum, the nation’s No. 1 men’s college basketball team, the unbeaten University of Memphis Tigers, took the floor in the quest for their 23rd straight victory. More: continued here
Postal agencies tap tech to boost servicesRocky Mountain News, CO –1 minute agoBy Anick Jesdanun , AP Marty Sellers used to need about a hundred postage stamps every three months. These days, he can stretch that supply to last a year. … More: continued here
Dieting products designed for dangerously obese patients are being openly sold unregulated on Ebay. More: continued here
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Steve Lowery had gone more than seven years and 199 tournaments without winning, a drought that would have continued yesterday at Pebble Beach if not for Vijay Singh’s stunning collapse. Three shots behind when he stood on the 15th tee, Lowery made up quick ground when Singh made three straight bogeys,…
Share the wealth at the post officeYuma Sun, AZ –1 minute agoMcGowen "works" at the main US post office parking lot. A few years back, there was a sign posted stating no loitering at the post office. … More: continued here
By the 1990s, the 700-acre Reynolds Metals Co.’s Aluminum Reduction site near Troutdale bore all the scars of its half-century industrial legacy. More: continued here
First relocation, then redevelopment of Old Post Office PavilionBizjournals.com, NC –Feb 8, 2008Time to Move: The General Services Administration says that before it can move forward on redeveloping the Old Post Office Pavilion, 450 federal workers … More: continued here