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SOMETIMES the first attempt can be hardest but can also be the most fulfilling, and that proved true for Cebuano runner turned triathlete Mendel Lopez, who surprised himself with a podium finish in the Cobra Ironman 70.3 In his first attempt as a member of Fish 18, Lopez managed to …

50 Years Ago: Stamps worth a closer lookMorganton News HeraldBrownie Scout Pamela Johnson and Postmaster Carl Denton took time to look over 50th Anniversary Girl Scout Commemorative four cent stamps available at the Morganton Post Office. The red stamp features the picture of an intermediate scout in uniform … More: …

Boston.com Congress breaks for 5 weeks, but much work undoneSTLtoday.comThe House settled for a paltry restoration of expired disaster programs for livestock producers and tree farmers. The Senate wouldn't do even that, demanding instead a full five-year farm bill with 80 percent of it, or about $400 billion, devoted to …

Stamps experimenting with new faces both sides of the ballCalgary Herald (blog)The most noise made at Stamps practice today was actually after practice as the lads gathered around the locker-room televisions to watch the Olympic men's 100-metre semifinals, and while Canadian Justyn Warner had plenty of support from the, ahem, …

The Star UK's golden athletes get stamp of approvalReutersLONDON (Reuters) – Britain's Royal Mail will give the country's gold medalists its stamp of approval, issuing special stamps commemorating each Team GB Olympic win. Also its famous red post boxes will be painted gold in the victors' home towns, where …Stamps …

Britain's Royal Mail will give the country's gold medallists its stamp of approval, issuing special stamps commemorating each Team GB Olympic win. More: continued here

BBC News Olympic gold-winning cyclists on stampBBC NewsThe women's team pursuit gold medal winners – cyclists Dani King, Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell – have been celebrated on a stamp. King from Southampton, Trott from Cheshunt, Herts, and Rowsell from Cheam, London, clocked three minutes 14.051 …Golden girl Dani King's …

STAMPS OF APPROVALStamford AdvocateSTAMPS OF APPROVAL. The Associated Press, Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.and more » More: continued here

Shortly after Wrexham's Tom James and his Olympic team mates won a gold medal in the mens' coxless four, Royal Mail begin printing a special run of commemorative stamps. More: continued here

BBC News Rower Tom James's gold post box and stamp honourBBC NewsRower Tom James's first class rowing effort has led to a second post box in Wales being painted gold as well as a special Olympic stamp going on sale. James, 28, who grew up in Coedpoeth, Wrexham won gold …