ABC Action News Police: Elderly driver crashes into Clearwater Post OfficeABC Action NewsWhen Cynthia Garrison came to the post office to mail Christmas packages, a huge hole in the building is not what she expected to see. Parts of a car, broken glass and crushed PO boxes set the scene. …
Read More »Normandy post office receives reprieve – Shelbyville Times-Gazette
Normandy post office receives reprieveShelbyville Times-GazetteBy BRIAN MOSELY ~ bmosely@tg.com It looks as though Normandy will get to keep its post office for at least a little while longer. The US Postal Service announced this week it will hold off on any more closures of offices or mail facilities until …
Read More »Wealthy counties see jump in need for food aid – Washington Post
Bloomberg Wealthy counties see jump in need for food aidWashington PostHunterdon, whose 2010 median household income of $97874 was the highest in New Jersey and fourth-highest in the country, saw food-stamp usage surge 513 percent between 2007 and 2010. The percentage of US households using food stamps more than doubled …
Read More »Rebooting Philanthropy in Silicon Valley – New York Times
New York Times Rebooting Philanthropy in Silicon ValleyNew York TimesMeg Whitman, the former eBay chief and gubernatorial candidate who now leads Hewlett-Packard, has taken advice from Ms. Arrillaga-Andreessen on her family's giving. “What's different here in Silicon Valley is people recently have made a significant …and more » More: continued here
Read More »New stamps show art of engraving – China Daily
China Daily New stamps show art of engravingChina DailyBy Mike Peters (China Daily) A two-year collaboration between the Danish and Chinese postal systems bore fruit last weekend, when a pair of intaglio-engraved stamps was officially issued in Nanjing. Engraving stamps from steel plates is a fading art, … More: continued …
Read More »Custom-Designed Star Trek PC by Michael Okuda hits eBay: $8000 – PC Magazine
Custom-Designed Star Trek PC by Michael Okuda hits eBay: $8000PC MagazineBy David Murphy The rare HP TouchPad Go tablet has come and gone on eBay, but fresh on this week's list of geek-themed eBay offerings comes a one-of-a-kind desktop computer designed by esteemed Star Trek graphic designer Michael Okuda – …
Read More »eBay merchant exposes hundreds of Aussies – Narromine News
International Business Times AU eBay merchant exposes hundreds of AussiesNarromine NewsBeware when shopping online this holiday season as at least one eBay merchant has been found to have exposed the personal information of hundreds of Australians on the internet. Detailed information about a particular eBay seller's customer …Aussie Discovers Privacy …
Read More »Car crashes into post office – WTSP 10 News
ABC Action News Car crashes into post officeWTSP 10 NewsA driver crashed through the front of a Clearwater post office Saturday morning, leaving a pile of rubble and causing $20000 worth of damages. According to Clearwater police, the 75-year-old driver was trapped for a short time until firefighters were …Police: …
Read More »MASTER STROKE – Minneapolis Star Tribune
MASTER STROKEMinneapolis Star TribuneWinning a federal duck stamp contest isn't as lucrative as it once was. Artists get no compensation from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which conducts the contests. But artists make money by selling prints of the winning stamps to collectors. …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Residents speak out about possible post office closures – Record Delta
LBReport.com Residents speak out about possible post office closuresRecord DeltaTallmansville residents received a brief reprieve Tuesday with the announcement that the US Postal Service was delaying the closure of 3700 post offices and 252 mail processing facilities from February until May. But about 25 local residents still came …Postal-facility closures …
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