eBay seller checks out check, stops phony sale
A mortgage broker selling her vintage car on eBay decided to check out the check sent by a potential buyer and learned it is not legit. More: continued here
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Occupy Brisbane protestor condemns eviction – Brisbane Times
Scotsman Occupy Brisbane protestor condemns evictionBrisbane TimesPolice remove 'Occupy Brisbane' protestors who are staging a sit in at Post Office Square, so they relocate to the grounds of Treasury Casino. An Occupy Brisbane protester has condemned their eviction from Post Office Square as "unlawful". …Police move Occupy Brisbane protesters outABC OnlinePolice move in on remaining…
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‘Love Post’ tackles China’s rising divorce rate
Chinese post office tackles rising divorce rates More: continued here
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eBay Tuesday: USCG Station New London Patch – Patch.com
eBay Tuesday: USCG Station New London PatchPatch.comToday's pick for the New London item on eBay comes from makayla500, who runs the online store Pamco Military Insignia Sales. The United States Coast Guard has a surprisingly hefty collection, with 256 patches available as of Monday afternoon versus a … More: continued here
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Few Details In Sioux Falls Post Office Death
It sounds like he was leaning over the railing, either looking to the side or looking down and then the lift kept going up. More: continued here
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Post Office Unexpectedly Closes
Residents in Madera had less than 24 hours notice that their Post Office was closing and starting Wednesday morning they would have to pick up their mail in Houtzdale. More: continued here
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Fate of Oysterville PO undecided – Chinook Observer
Fate of Oysterville PO undecidedChinook ObserverOYSTERVILLE — Oysterville Church was packed Oct. 24 as David Boos, manager of post office operations for the Portland District, discussed possible closure of the state's oldest operating post office. Boos made it clear he was there to hear what they …and more » More: continued here
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Slide Show: Qaddafi Postage Stamps – New Yorker (blog)
New Yorker (blog) Slide Show: Qaddafi Postage StampsNew Yorker (blog)Libyan postage stamps, like the ones in the collection below, are among the symbols left over. These particular stamps were acquired by Henry Schuler, a former American Foreign Service worker who had been based in Benghazi before Qaddafi assumed …and more » More: continued here
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Some 15% of US Uses Food Stamps – Wall Street Journal (blog)
San Mateo Daily Journal Some 15% of US Uses Food StampsWall Street Journal (blog)Nearly 15% of the US population relied on food stamps in August, as the number of recipients hit 45.8 million. Food stamp rolls have risen 8.1% in the past year, the Department of Agriculture reported, though the pace of growth has slowed…
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Congresswoman set to survive on food stamps for 5 days
Congresswoman Jackie Speier plans to spend the next five days limiting herself to eating on a budget of $4.50 per day — which she says is the budget of a typical food stamps recipient. At a community roundtable in Millbrae, Speier, D-San Francisco/San Mateo, said she hopes her experience will help highlight some of…