Berkeleyside Berkeley residents lash out at planned post office saleSan Jose Mercury NewsBERKELEY — Around 200 people rallied Tuesday evening at the Maudelle Shirek Building, with the nation's first postmaster, Ben Franklin, (channeled by monologuist Josh Kornbluth) in an effort to save the city's 99-year old post office from a possible sale.Post office public hearing…
The Guardian eBay Has Yanked That Suspicious Auction Of Google's Hard-To-Get Internet …San Francisco ChronicleInstead, eBay user bla7kcat promised to obtain one and ship it by March 5. Which sounded impossible, since Google said it wouldn't even pick winners in the contest until mid-to-late March. We asked eBay about the listing. "This is in violation…
Lapdog non sequiturs: WaPo frets over more gun dealers than post officesTwitchyIn response, don't be surprised if you see Democrats use this gun shop vs. post office argument to make the point that there are more than enough gun shops across the country where private dealers could drop off records of a private sale or…
The Next Web Highly risky Google Glass auction on eBay tops $15000 with one day to goThe Next WebUPDATE: The listing has now been removed. We've contacted eBay to ask who pulled it. UPDATE 2: eBay tells us that “This item was removed as it was in violation of our presale listings policy.” The rules…
If you are struggling to buy food and supplies for your pets, there may be help for you. Pet food stamps are gaining in popularity. More: continued here
National nonprofit provides food stamps for petsMother Nature Network (blog)Food stamps are a touchy political topic, especially this week as the nation bumps up against the sequestration deadline and Republicans are calling for entitlement reforms. This food stamps story, though, is anything but political. Just a few weeks … More: continued here
After the meeting where some 50 people had spoken against the sale of the landmark building, Save the Berkeley Post Office organizers questioned whether postal officials had taken their concerns seriously More: continued here
NEW MUSCLE-CAR POSTAGE STAMPS: HOW MUCH TO OWN THE REAL …Kelley Blue BookThe United States Postal Service recently announced the upcoming release of a new series of stamps featuring some of the most popular muscle cars ever produced. To visit the local post office and buy a set of these stamps, offered in panes of…
Re: Samuel M. Rosen’s March 1, letter, "Post Office closure”: I would like to clarify that the proposal shared at the community meeting on Jan. 23 is to relocate the Newbury Park Station to another location within the community, not to close it. More: continued here
LAFAYETTE, Ore. — A mom who bought a pageant dress for her daughter on eBay and says the seller sent a dress that didn't match the picture, will get her money back after a report by KGW on the incident. The online reseller had initially rejected a complaint by Kim Audova that dress she bought…