Benson Post Office robbed Saturday morning
The Benson Post Office was robbed Saturday morning by a man who fired at a Good Samaritan as he followed the robber getting away, according to Maryland State Police. More: continued here
-
-
Cutting the Lean From Food Stamps – New York Times
New York Times Cutting the Lean From Food StampsNew York TimesMany years ago a Korean man named Francis An arrived in New York via Argentina and observed that many communities in the city lacked the sort of grocery stores that could supply immigrants with the foods they were accustomed to in their native countries.Save food…
-
Royal Mail privatisation: Labour accuses Vince Cable of sell-off at £1bn below … – Mirror.co.uk
Royal Mail privatisation: Labour accuses Vince Cable of sell-off at £1bn below …Mirror.co.ukBut Mr Umunna warns that the Royal Mail could be significantly undervalued amid suggestion just two of its prime sites in central London could fetch a total of £1.5 billion from developers. He says the business has 2,000 sites across Britain which ……
-
‘Mauritius’ gets stamp of approval – Examiner.com
'Mauritius' gets stamp of approvalExaminer.comMauritius is an actual tiny island nation that once was the only known home to the now extinct dodo bird, but in the world of philately – known colloquially as stamp collecting -it is the source for the two most coveted stamps ever produced, the so … More: continued here
-
Privatised Royal Mail may avoid tax for up to 10 years
ROYAL MAIL may pay no tax in Britain for the next five to 10 years after building up a giant backlog of tax credits. The expected tax holiday has revived the row over the privatisation of the state-owned postal service. More: continued here
-
Benson Post Office robbed Saturday morning – Baltimore Sun
Benson Post Office robbed Saturday morningBaltimore SunAt about 9:41 a.m., troopers from the Bel Air Barrack of the Maryland State Police responded to the Benson Post Office at 108 Connolly Road for a report of an armed robbery. , Benson, Harford County, Maryland for an armed robbery. The suspect displayed … More: continued here
-
Joplin Stamp Club Holds Annual Showcase – KOAM-TV
Joplin Stamp Club Holds Annual ShowcaseKOAM-TVA number of postcards and stamps are put on display in Carthage for area collectors. The stamp club in Joplin hosted the event. Collectors traveled from the Four States to California to sell items they've had over the years. The exhibit featured stamps… More: continued here
-
Stamps signal countdown to the great Kiwi Christmas
The countdown to Christmas has (un)officially begun – with the release of the Christmas 2013 stamp issue. More: continued here
-
Royal Mail’s first-class returns fail to silence critics – The Guardian
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail's first-class returns fail to silence criticsThe GuardianBut on 7am on Friday up to 70% of Royal Mail will be sold to investors and listed on the London Stock Exchange – swelling Treasury coffers by about £2bn, though that will no more than dent the £115.7bn deficit the government ran up on the…
-
Brokers braced for last-minute rush for Royal Mail shares – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Brokers braced for last-minute rush for Royal Mail sharesTelegraph.co.ukCity analyst Gert Zonneveld, of Panmure Gordon, suggested the government could be selling off the 500-year-old institution more than £1bn too cheaply. He valued the business between £3.7bn and £4.5bn, compared with the government's upper valuation of … More: continued here