Problem Solver: Post office not so forward with mailChicago Tribune"We've been calling the post office every day now for the past week and they keep saying they are looking into it," Jasiak said in an email to the Problem Solver on July 31. "At one point, they said the mail was delivered and it was…
Maidenhead Advertiser Royal Mail: 'Please stop meddling with our postboxes'The IndependentA postbox in Doddington, near Lincoln, the home of Team GB's bronze-medal-winning hockey player Georgie Twigg, was painted bronze, only for Royal Mail to paint it red again. A bronze box has appeared in Lowestoft, the home of bronze-winning boxer …Gold postbox petition sent to…
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eBay's Quest for Dongle DominationDailyFinanceSeventeen years later, eBay is still going strong, thanks in part to one segment drastically outperforming all others, increasing revenue 26% year over year, and blowing away the competition: PayPal. Acquired as an easier way for buyers to purchase …eBay: A Market-Beating Investment For The New EconomySeeking Alphaall 3 news articles »…
A wave of vigilante postbox painting is sweeping the nation, it seems. After Royal Mail promised to paint a postbox gold in the home town of all Great Britain's Olympic gold-medal winners, overlooked locals have taken matters into their own hands. More: continued here
Enter Evans, who saw the Lefty Kreh card advertised on eBay while bargain …Baltimore SunLuraschi, acknowledging the company's "very rare" mistake, said collectors would determine the ultimate value of the Bartlett card — now selling for $2.50 on eBay. Evans, an employee of the state Department of Natural Resources, isn't parting with his …and more »…
The post office has lost registered letters containing $80,000 in bequests to old friends of Buttercup the Clown. More: continued here
NBC Latino Food-stamp follyDaily CometMind you, spending on the food-stamp program (also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) has been growing rapidly for some time now, from $19.8 billion in 2000 to $84.6 billion in 2011. Under the president's budget, this …Obama Administration Already Tossed the Food Stamp Work RequirementHeritage.org (blog)all 16…
Houston Chronicle (blog) Love potions, spells to disappear from eBayHouston Chronicle (blog)Love potions, spells to disappear from eBay. Get your magic spells and potions while you can. (eBay.com). Hoping to use a potion or spell to make that person down the street fall madly in love with you? Well, forget eBay. They've just banned all…
Globe and Mail Canadians among top buyers on 'the eBay for illegal drugs'Globe and MailCanadians are among the top sellers and buyers of marijuana, steroids, cocaine and other drugs available at the click of a mouse on an anonymous website that functions like a black market version of eBay, a study has found. The website,…