Hemingway gate to be auctioned on eBay – MiamiHerald.com

Hemingway gate to be auctioned on eBayMiamiHerald.comKEY WEST, Fla. — An original wrought-iron gate from the one-time Key West home of Ernest Hemingway is being auctioned on eBay. The gate hung at the side entrance of the property where the Nobel Prize-winning author lived in the 1930s and wrote many …

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Essex Post Office learns its fate – DenPubs

Essex Post Office learns its fateDenPubsWeekday hours may be reduced. Jeff Sands, left, of the United States Postal Service talks to residents in Essex about changing the hours of operation for their post office. Photo by Keith Lobdell. By Keith Lobdell · As of Wednesday, January 30, 2013 -8 … …

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Stamps rise in price again – Shelbyville Times-Gazette

9NEWS.com Stamps rise in price againShelbyville Times-GazetteThe U.S. Postal Service on Sunday raised the price of first-class stamps by one penny to 46 cents. That works out to $9.20 for a book of 20 stamps. The previous rate hike was a one-cent increase in January 2011. "We're in the midst …

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Tattered, tangled US flag ‘a travesty’ – WTVR

WTVR Tattered, tangled US flag 'a travesty'WTVRRICHMOND, Va. (WTVR)–Wednesday was a grand ol' day for flying the U.S. flag. The strong, gusting winds really made Old Glory snap to attention. But not at the Richmond Central Post Office at 2nd and Grace Streets, where the U.S. flag has been in …

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