Surge in DC tax office settlements reduces commercial property owners' billsWashington PostDistrict officials have knocked $2.6 billion off the taxable value of commercial properties owned by some of the city's most influential developers through a series of settlements negotiated this year by the Office of Tax and Revenue, The Washington …Settlement Surge Shrinks Developers' Bills…
No food stamps accepted here: Sawyer's Fresh Mart not taking Social Services …The Freeport NewsA delay in payment from the Department of Social Services forced Sawyer's Fresh Mart to refuse food stamps for the last two weeks and frustrated residents who depend on the coupons are up in arms. Sawyer's was one of the three…
Help Net Security eBay's security efforts lead to massive fraud drop and 3K arrestsHelp Net SecurityeBay, the notable online auction and shopping mammoth website and the company that runs it, has taken the fraud threat seriously and has managed to cut it by 90 percent in the last three years, the company's former Chief Information…
STLtoday.com (blog) Going for gold: Royal Mail issues Olympian stampsSan Francisco ChronicleThe 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 place…
Going for gold: Royal Mail issues Olympian stampsNTVLONDON (AP) – Instead of portraits of the queen, Britain is getting kings and queens of sports. The Royal Mail is has been busy paying tribute to the country's Olympians in the last two weeks with special issue stamps for gold medalists. The stamps…and more » More: continued here
Senator Wants Butler Post Office Name Changed for Killed SoldierPatch.comRobert Menendez (D-NJ) confirmed the senator is hoping to recognize U.S. Army Spc. Jonathan Batista, a 22-year-old from Kinnelon, who was killed in combat in Afghanistan July 8, by renaming the post office in his honor. The Butler Post Office is shared … More: continued here
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Going for gold: Royal Mail issues Olympian stampsWAOWThe Royal Mail is 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 …and more » More:…
Gizmodo UK Laura Trott 'wrong' gold postbox to keep its new paintBBC NewsA postbox 'wrongly' painted gold in honour of Olympic champion Laura Trott will keep its new colour. Royal Mail painted the postbox in Harlow after Trott won a gold medal in the Olympic team pursuit contest with Dani King and Joanna Rowsell. But…
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