Vatican sells stamps to aid in restoration of Bernini's colonnadeMacleans.ca (blog)There was a time when the Catholic church sold indulgences — a piece of paper that granted sinners both partial and full pardon from punishment in the afterlife — in order to raise funds for various religious and civil projects, like Crusades and …Special Vatican…
The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. (blog) Religious or Cultural?The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. (blog)The cashier kindly charged me for stamps, reached into her drawer, and handed over a book. I glanced down as she placed them in my hand, while my mind registered the drawings of Santa and his reindeer. I inquired hopefully,…
Sheriff: Robbery attempted at a rural post office in Chase Co.Kearney HubAccording to Chase County Sheriff Kevin E. Mueller, a male subject came into the Champion Post Office shortly before 11:20 a.m. on Nov. 26 and allegedly demanded money from the safe. The employee told authorities that she was assaulted by the man, got …Police…
Former Calgary Stampeders alumnus and Buffalo Bills Pro Bowler Ernie Warlick died over the weekend at the age of 80. More: continued here
An 82-year-old woman living in a rural part of West Yorkshire receives no post for two months after Royal Mail claims her footpath was "slippy". More: continued here
The U.S. Postal Service has begun reducing the hours of rural post offices across the United States in a cost-saving measure designed to keep the post offices from being shut… Read more » More: continued here
eBay partners with Xiu.com to launch eBay StyleEquities.comNov 28, 2012 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) — eBay, Inc., a commerce platform company, has announced a new relationship with Xiu.com, an online fashion and luxury retailer to launch a new online shopping experience, called eBay Style in China. eBay Style … More: continued here
It's been nine months since the federal government chose Donald Trump to turn the Old Post Office pavilion into a luxury hotel, and in that time Trump and his development team, headed by his daughter Ivanka, have been working through the myriad details of redeveloping a building on the National Register of Historic Places in…
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Outright along with Page Mage Inc. , eBay Radio , Stamps.com and Terapeak will be hosting this free webinar for eBay® sellers. Join Laura Messerschmitt … More: continued here
Darlington posties support MovemberDarlington and Stockton TimesAll money raised will be matched by the Royal Mail, and Paul Bowman, Darlington delivery office manager, said: “Our people at the St Cuthbert's Way delivery office in Darlington planned various fundraising events including growing a moustache. “We have …and more » More: continued here