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Protesters arrested at post officeStatesman JournalPostal Protest: Protestors demonstrate at the Salem Main Post Office on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in opposition to the June 1 closing of the mail sorting plant. In order to save on costs mail from Salem will be routed to Portland and back in the …

I was chopping vegetables for dinner recently when my 14-year-old daughter, Grace, disappeared with the unusable end of the bok choy. She returned five minutes later with paper, a stamping ink pad and the pilfered vegetable. More: continued here

Get artistic with stamps made of fruits, veggiesFort Wayne Journal GazetteGarlic is the favored stamp of Sarah Raven, program director for a group with the acronym GARLIC (Green Art Recreating Life in Communities) that encourages low-income residents of New Haven, Conn., to make art from recycled items. Garlic, too, can …

George Krieger started one of the best stamp collections in the world out of …Monterey County WeeklyAs a 7-year-old boy in Queens, George Krieger traveled to Africa without leaving his house. Or at least he felt like he did when his uncle, who worked in the coffee-and-tea industry, would bring …

Stivers bill seeks to name post offices for fallen heroesThisWeekNewsCongress is considering legislation that would name three central Ohio post offices after three fallen military heroes. The three separate bills would authorize naming three veterans memorial post offices after Army Master Sgts. Shawn T. Hannon and … More: continued here

Royal Mail Parcel Delivery Now 264% More Expensive Than Courier Services …SourceWire (press release)myParcelDelivery.com, a website which gives businesses, eBay sellers and consumers on-line access to discounted parcel delivery from some of the UK's most well known couriers has shown that the new Royal Mail pricing tariff introduced as of …

Two DOZEN IRS employees 'received more than $250000 in food stamps…Daily MailThe IRS employees were indicted on charges that they illegally received more than $250,000 in benefits including unemployment insurance payments, food stamps, welfare, and housing vouchers, the U.S. attorney's office in Memphis said in a news release.Feds charge 24 …

BHP Billiton's incoming boss Andrew Mackenzie has not started his new job yet, but has already made sweeping changes that remove rivals. The new management structure eliminates several highly paid roles … More: continued here

EBay's Sales Miss Estimates After Consumers Cut Online SpendingBloombergEBay Inc. (EBAY), operator of the largest Internet marketplace, reported first-quarter sales that missed some analysts' estimates as revenue growth slowed at PayPal and higher taxes and economic concerns weighed on consumer spending. Sales were $3.75 … More: continued here

ABC News (blog) Boston Marathon Bombing Memorabilia Hits eBayABC News (blog)In the wake of the Boston marathon bombing Monday, people who have turned to eBay to sell race memorabilia and other “support Boston” merchandise are already facing a backlash. Marathon participant jackets and shirts, volunteer jackets, a medical …and more » …