Columbia Street Post Office to ClosePatch.comLast week, the owner of Cobble Hill's local post office, Rita Marone, learned that her location was one of 3700 local offices that will be closed. "I had been given a heads up by someone that I might be getting a letter," she said. More: continued here
Kansas City Star KCTV 5100-year-old diamond has new ownerKCTV Kansas CityEntertainment News from AP By Chris Oberholtz, Multimedia Producer – email The .82 carat diamond that was mounted in a ring sold for $6325.00 to an unknown buyer on eBay Tuesday. A diamond dropped in a Salvation Army red kettle in Shawnee over the …Ring…
Raymore will fight to keep its post officeKansas City StarRaymore sent another message Monday that it is ready to fight to keep its post office. The City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing any change to the town's post office from a full-service operation. City officials learned recently that … More: continued here
Kansas City Star Super Bowl scarves go for $100+ on eBayWISHINDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Super Bowl XLVI is over, but a hallmark of the festivities in Indianapolis is now up for sale on eBay . Volunteers made thousands of blue and white scarves for the Super Bowl. They were handed out to volunteers and to the…
Could Taxes Or Food Stamp Restrictions Tame America's Sweet Tooth?WBURThe ABA also opposes a bill proposed in the Florida Legislature that would restrict the use of food stamps— now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — to buy soda, sugary treats or other unhealthy foods. "Should we give hungry kids …and more » More: continued here
CBS Local Post office worker falls into storm drainWJXT JacksonvilleUS Postal Service officials say an employee died when he tumbled into a storm drain while searching for his cell phone. Postal Service spokeswoman Debbie Fetterly says the accident happened early Tuesday at the Miami Processing and Distribution Center …Postal worker dies trying to retrieve cell…
USA TODAY EBay founder a philanthropic powerhouseUSA TODAYEBay's billionaire founder and proponent of good works was addressing a roomful of White House Fellows in a closed-door question-and-answer session last month, hours before President Obama's State of the Union address, when a query stumped him: What do …EBAY INC : EBay's Omidyar Works for Philanthropy4-traders (press…
Something just didn’t smell right at the U.S. post office on County Line Road Monday. More: continued here
Post office robbery victim "better off dead"Times SeriesBy Emma Phippen » More than 18 months on, the elderly victim of a violent post office robbery is still suffering crippling physical and mental injuries. Abdul Ebrahim, now 76, was attacked and robbed in his post office in East Barnet Road on July 7, … More: continued…
A major accident involving a pickup and a FedEx truck trapped a driver and closed Highway 36 for more than an hour Tuesday morning southeast of Abilene. More: continued here