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When the federal courthouse on Grant Street was built between 1931 and 1934, it was designed as a postal center first and a courthouse second, and designated as the "U.S. Post Office, Courthouse & So Forth." More: continued here
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News Shopper Woman auctions herself as Valentine's Day date for charity – but cold-hearted …Mirror.co.ukA woman who auctioned herself as a Valentine's Day date has been left heartbroken – after the winner refused to pay up. Hope Anscomb, from Bromley, had been planning to raise money for charity The Autism …
Read More »Kevin Horrigan: Fix the post office, help the poor and starve a vulture – Post-Bulletin
Kevin Horrigan: Fix the post office, help the poor and starve a vulturePost-BulletinTo say that turning post offices into banking centers is a good idea would be wrong. No, this is a spectacular idea. Here's the U.S. Postal Service, forever on the verge of bankruptcy. It has threatened to close …
Read More »Rare Stamp Could Bring Millions at Auction – NBCNews.com
Rare Stamp Could Bring Millions at AuctionNBCNews.com6 days. Rare Stamp Could Bring Millions at Auction. It could be called "The Little Stamp That Could." Three times in its long history, the 1-cent postage stamp from a 19th century British colony in South America has broken the auction record for a …
Read More »Pleasanton: Two San Jose men arrested for stealing pesticides, reselling on … – San Jose Mercury News
Pleasanton: Two San Jose men arrested for stealing pesticides, reselling on …San Jose Mercury NewsPLEASANTON — Pleasanton police have arrested two San Jose men on suspicion of stealing $15,000 worth of pesticides from a local company, then selling some of the chemicals on eBay. On Wednesday, detectives from the Pleasanton …
Read More »Royal Mail plc and Asos plc shares rise after they’re added to the MSCI Europe … – SMEweb
Royal Mail plc and Asos plc shares rise after they're added to the MSCI Europe …SMEwebRoyal Mail plc (LON:RMG) shares rose by 2p to 598p and Asos plc (LON:ASC) added 282p to £65.62 yesterday after both companies were added to the MSCI Europe index, widely followed by tracker funds. Cantor …
Read More »Why Stamps.com (STMP) Is Down Today
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Stamps.com lost 6.9% to $35.97 Friday after posting mixed results for the fourth quarter and a weak outlook for 2014. In its fourth quarter results Stamps.com posted earnings of 61 cents a share, beating analyst estimates of 54 cents a share by 7 cents. The company missed …
Read More »Post Office Banking Plan Gains Support – The Fiscal Times
The Fiscal Times Post Office Banking Plan Gains SupportThe Fiscal TimesAn idea floated last month by the Inspector General of the U.S. Post Office, to solve the agency's money problems by allowing it to get into the financial services business, appears to be catching on. The idea got a ringing …
Read More »Cut food stamps, increase hunger – Ct Post
Cut food stamps, increase hungerCt PostIn November, after a temporary financial boost from the Recovery Act expired, some 47 million Americans lost a portion of their food stamps, one of the nation's most effective anti-poverty programs. Those cuts, along with the effects of sequestration … More: continued here
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