Ag Dept unveils new steps to stop food stamp fraudNECNWASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department says it is going to impose tougher penalties on stores that violate food stamp rules and give states new tools to root out applicants who are ineligible for the benefit program that now covers about …
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Royal Mail's Olympic task nears conclusionprintweek.com"Before the Olympics Royal Mail had never issued stamps on a Sunday before let alone issued six in one day, so it has been a record-breaking achievement in many ways. We tried to pin down as much as we could beforehand to make sure things …
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EBay and Amazon Eye Same-Day DeliveryBusinessweekGetting a new music CD or a cup of coffee delivered to your door within the hour was one of the things that made the Internet seem so amazing back in the late '90s. Then, of course, it turned out the Net wasn't able to …
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Man sells life on eBay for $3.5 million, includes chain of gaming storesJoystiqAll merchandise/inventory associated with the retail outlets are included in the purchase price, and all employees "have agreed to give 110% in helping the new owners with the transition," according to the eBay listing. Butcher will hang around …
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Post office hosting customer appreciationMarshfield MailThe Rogersville Post Office will host a customer appreciation day from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Aug. 21. Customers are invited to drop by for light refreshments and to meet the post office staff. kAm“~FC 4FDE@>6CD 2C6 E96 C62D@? H6 6I:DE[ D@ x E9: …and …
Read More »Over-excited Olympics fan caught painting London post box gold – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Over-excited Olympics fan caught painting London post box goldTelegraph.co.ukHe got carried away with Olympic fever and decided to give a Royal Mail pillar box in Belvedere, south London, the treatment reserved for the hometowns of gold medallists. The 38-year-old was caught red-handed by police officers in Station Road at …
Read More »Olympics Stamps Are A Great Hit! – isikkim
Olympics Stamps Are A Great Hit!isikkimIt is also making history by bringing many attractive and innovative postage stamps to commemorate the 30th Olympics. Stamps on sports events, especially Olympics, are quite popular among the philatelists and sports people. Most of the sports lovers …Olympic exhibit at Spellman Museum in WestonWicked …
Read More »Man Gets 12 Months in Prison in Union Square Post Office Cocaine Case – Patch.com
Man Gets 12 Months in Prison in Union Square Post Office Cocaine CasePatch.comJohn Thibedeau, 48, of Waltham, was sentenced Thursday to 12 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his involvement in a cocaine dealing operation that involved two postal workers at Somerville's Union Square Post Office, …
Read More »Going for gold: Royal Mail issues Olympian stamps – Businessweek
Going for gold: Royal Mail issues Olympian stampsBusinessweekThe Royal Mail has been busy paying tribute to the country's Olympians in the last two weeks with special-issue stamps for gold medalists. The stamps feature the athlete in an action photo taken as they were competing — and with Britain in third …
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