TIME Bidding for Joe Paterno Memorial Service Tickets on eBayTIMEBut the outpouring of grief for JoePa didn't stop the entrepreneurial spirit of some quick-thinking hustlers who tried selling tickets to his memorial service on eBay. Local newspaper Centre Daily Times reports that free tickets were distributed for …Penn State outraged …
Read More »Kenny Chesney leads ACM nominees; Miles Davis gets a stamp; Farewell, Joy … – Washington Post (blog)
Kenny Chesney leads ACM nominees; Miles Davis gets a stamp; Farewell, Joy …Washington Post (blog)One reason to keep the US Postal Service around — cool stamps. Miles Davis gets his this year. – The Mickey Mouse/ Joy Division T-shirt is no more. It gave the Internet three wonderful days of …
Read More »Stamps commit to Tate with contract extension – Calgary Herald
CBC.ca Stamps commit to Tate with contract extensionCalgary Herald"It's an honour to return to the Stamps and I look forward to working with Kevin Glenn and Brad Sinopoli, along with the rest of the offence." Glenn is a veteran quarterback obtained this off-season while Sinopoli is a rookie pivot.Stamps sign …
Read More »Staggered food stamp days aren’t worth cost – Idaho Press-Tribune
Staggered food stamp days aren't worth costIdaho Press-TribuneBecause that's the day when food stamp recipients get their debit cards loaded, and considering how more and more Idahoans are taking government assistance to eat, grocers are saying they're overburdened. Consider the numbers: 16 percent of Idaho's 1.5 … More: continued here
Read More »No more post office closures pledge – Swindon Advertiser
The Atlantic Cities No more post office closures pledgeSwindon AdvertiserTHE Post Office network has been saved from the threat of further closures, the Government pledged yesterday – just three years after the cull of four branches in Swindon. Ministers announced a ten-year agreement with the Royal Mail, promising it would …
Read More »Letter: Post office provides good service – Enterprise-Record
Letter: Post office provides good serviceEnterprise-RecordA few weeks ago I received a phone call from the Susanville post office. I had mailed a copy of my book to a friend in Susanville, but the address label had come off. A post office employee used the return address sticker to find …
Read More »Phil Orford: A stamp of disapproval for mail price increase – Yorkshire Post
Phil Orford: A stamp of disapproval for mail price increaseYorkshire PostMASSIVE increases to the price of posting mail in the UK will harm small business and hasten the demise of the Royal Mail. That's certainly the opinion here at the Forum of Private Business. And it's also the stark warning …
Read More »New 45-cent commemorative stamps unavailable to many post offices – WatertownDailyTimes.com
New 45-cent commemorative stamps unavailable to many post officesWatertownDailyTimes.comBy REBECCA MADDEN The US Postal Service increased the price of a stamp by one cent this week, but many area post offices are without the new 45-cent commemorative stamps. Watertown Postmaster David A. McNulty said all local post offices were on …
Read More »Polone: Why I’m for SOPA, and How the Entertainment Industry Blew It – New York Magazine
IBTimes.co.uk Polone: Why I'm for SOPA, and How the Entertainment Industry Blew ItNew York MagazineThe bigger sites like Google, Facebook, and eBay would face bigger costs to act in accordance with SOPA and PIPA, but these companies are extremely profitable: Google had profits of $3.51 billion and $44.6 billion in …
Read More »A one-of-a-kind history lesson at the National Stamps Exhibit
In the e-mail age, stamps may already be archaic. But at the National Stamps Exhibit, these small pieces of paper are precious artifacts that showcase Philippine history. More: continued here
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