KQED Deal for Purchase of Berkeley Post Office Fizzles; Police Clear EncampmentKQEDMeanwhile, police from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service prompted an orderly clearance of parts of the makeshift encampment at Berkeley's Main Post Office Thursday morning. Protesters, who call themselves Berkeley Post Office Defenders, and a homeless …Deal to buy Post Office fizzles; camp cleared outBerkeleysideBerkeley:…
Marketplace.org Wilt Chamberlain postage stamp signals a shiftMarketplace.orgBut Friday in Philadelphia, two new stamps will be released, the first to feature a pro basketball player. You could say he's the basketball equivalent of Madonna or Elvis because the new stamps dispense with his last name and only say “Wilt … More: continued here
CTV News Yours for $9975: BC Lions Grey Cup ring on eBayCTV NewsWinning the Grey Cup can be a priceless experience, but one former BC Lions player has put a dollar figure on his championship ring. A 2000 BC Lions Grey Cup ring from an unidentified player has been listed on eBay for just under…
KUALA LUMPUR : Designing stamps can be a challenging task on account of their tiny size, but great designs can still emerge when one approaches it with passion, said stamp designer Peter Khang Howe Ket (pic). More: continued here
Roughly 6 million people died during the Holocaust. It’s a number that’s hard to grasp, so a local high school is making it more tangible by collecting stamps to represent each life lost. More: continued here
EBay gets conflicting signals from Illinois holiday gift shoppersChicago Business JournalWhen it comes to buying holiday gifts, good deals are important to Illinois shoppers. That's one of the big takeaways from a survey of Illinois holiday gift shopping habits conducted eBay— part of a larger state-by-state analysis of the state of …DC Shoppers Spend $514.40…
Protesters, who first camped at the post office for about a month during the summer of 2013, had resumed a small occupation after a possible sale of the building was announced in early November. That sale is not going through, although the building remains on the market. More: continued here
KARE Post office to be named after fallen officerKAREA bill that would rename the Cold Spring post office after slain Officer Tommy Decker has passed the U.S. Senate and is heading to President Barack Obama's desk to be signed into law. Decker was killed in the line of duty on Nov. 29, 2012, in Cold…
Circus stamps to be released WednesdayBaraboo News RepublicIn May, the Post Office unveiled a series of stamps depicting vintage circus posters. The series coincided with the 130th anniversary of the Ringling brothers shows: Their first performance under a tent took place at the intersection of Broadway and … More: continued here
whotv.com Arson Suspected in Ralston Post Office Firewhotv.comRALSTON, Iowa — Investigators suspect a fire in the town of Ralston wasn't an accident. Somebody noticed the post office burning just after midnight on Wednesday. The fire caused extensive damage to the inside of the building. The U.S. Postal Service …Arson now suspected in post office fireKCCI…