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Chicago Tribune Safety concerns at old post office addressed, but development remains stalledChicago TribuneBill Davies, the eccentric Monaco-based owner of Chicago's old post office, wants to turn the hulking mass that straddles Congress Parkway into a mecca of shopping, office space, residences, etc. But the building sits rotting and untouched …

Daily Mail Baker claims Great Britain's first equestrian gold in individual dressageDaily Mail'This is just the most incredible feeling in the world and I get a post box and stamps now,' said Baker, referring to Royal Mail's commitment to provide all ParalympicsGB gold medallists with the same accolades as their …

Forum: Reform food stamp programPeoria Journal StarI am one of the millions of seniors who still work. I lost my husband in 2007, thus cutting my monthly income, so I work to help supplement. There are jobs out there if you really want to work. I'm a cashier in Galesburg. …

BBC News Royal Mail made a considerable windfall last year flogging off valuable items …Express.co.ukThese are opened by staff and items of value are held for four months before being sold at Surrey-based Wellers Auction House, with all the profits going to the Royal Mail. In the past financial year …

24 Hours Vancouver Stamps and fans can expect the unexpected in always entertaining Labour Day …Calgary Herald“And that one (in 2003) when (then-Stamps defensive co-ordinator Jim) Daley was over there (by the Eskimos' sideline) trying to peacekeep, when the official (Brent Buchko) got knocked out cold (after being clubbed with …

Guest Column: The truth to what ails the US post officeRockford Register StarBack in early January there was a town hall meeting on the potential closing of the postal facility on Harrison Avenue. I was appalled by the seeming lack of respect the hosts had for the intelligence of the …

Sale of the downtown Reno Post Office was delayed a bit because of environmental concerns. / RGJ file The sale of the downtown post office to a Reno company officially closed on Friday, said Bernie Carter, one of the developers behind the project. More: continued here

See Washington from Old Post Office towerMinneapolis Star TribuneThe tower of the Old Post Office Pavilion, at 1100 Pennsylvania Av. NW., down the street from the Capitol. From the observation tower, 270 feet above the street, there are clear views of everything, from the National Cathedral to Arlington National … …

Downtown Reno post office sale officialReno Gazette JournalThe sale of the downtown post office to a Reno company officially closed on Friday, said Bernie Carter, one of the developers behind the project. The sale took longer than expected because of several unresolved issues over environmental liability … More: continued here

EcommerceBytes (blog) Sellers Blocked from USPS, eBay Glitch Shows Incorrect DC InfoEcommerceBytes (blog)There was one report of such a problem on Twitter, a Google search came up empty, but sellers were discussing the problem on the eBay boards in several threads. "It is going to be one of those weekends. …