Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com Herman Miller designer Gilbert Rohde honored with US stampHollandSentinel.comNancy Rittenhouse, acting district manager and postmaster of Chicago, and Herman Miller CEO Brian Walker unveil a new stamp Thursday honoring Gilbert Rohde during a ceremony at Herman Miller. By LISA ERMAK The work of Herman Miller designer …
Read More »Takedown | ‘Pawn Stars’ no longer the ticket – Louisville Courier-Journal
Takedown | 'Pawn Stars' no longer the ticketLouisville Courier-JournalBut this is the era of eBay and Craigslist, where everyone is a wannabe retailer, and it quickly became apparent that most folks were just trying to score a profit off yard-sale finds, or ditch their grandfather's Rolex because he's dead and …
Read More »Fast-food restaurants lobby for slice of food stamp sales – Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Fast-food restaurants lobby for slice of food stamp salesSioux Falls Argus LeaderThe main goal of the nation's food stamp program has been to supplement the buying power of low-income residents when they shop for unprepared foods at grocery stores. But a major restaurant company is lobbying the federal government on …
Read More »Lancaster mail could be delivered later – Lancaster Today
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Read More »Royal Mail pension exposure questioned – Financial Times
Royal Mail pension exposure questionedFinancial TimesThe equity exposure of the £27.7bn ($45.3bn) Royal Mail Pension Plan is significantly higher than it appears from the group's report and accounts. These show an equity holding of £4.2bn, representing about 15 per cent … More: continued here
Read More »Kuchar in FedEx hunt again
Last year, Matt Kuchar led the FedEx Cup playoffs following the first, second and third rounds, only to finish in 11th-place behind winner Jim Furyk. Standing second today after yesterday’s runner-up finish to Barclays winner Dustin Johnson, Kuchar still isn’t gun-shy about front-running for the $10 million four-leg… More: continued …
Read More »High speed chase unfolds in Stow; suspect faces felony charges – Stow Sentry
High speed chase unfolds in Stow; suspect faces felony chargesStow SentryStow — Motorists driving near the US Post Office in Stow Aug. 17 found themselves in the middle of what would become a high-speed police pursuit of an accused robber. Police say Gerome J. Burns, 34, of Akron had robbed …
Read More »Chance photo made the cut – Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Chance photo made the cutWilkes Barre Times-LeaderThe photo is one of 15 selected by the US Postal Service for a set of stamps titled “Earthscapes” due to be released in October 2012 and one of five from Wark – the most of any single photographer — or …
Read More »Stamps’ Forzani enjoys finest hour on heart-wrenching day – Calgary Herald
Globe and Mail Stamps' Forzani enjoys finest hour on heart-wrenching dayCalgary HeraldThe first touchdown ball is going to Conrad's parents Bill and Val; the second, which gave the Stamps a fourthquarter lead, is headed to the mantle of his mother Susan Stanbury. All Forzani will be left with is the …
Read More »Vendors multiply for food stamps – Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Vendors multiply for food stampsSioux Falls Argus LeaderJay Pickthorn / Argus Leader The number of people on food stamps in South Dakota has jumped 75 percent in the past five years, meaning one of every eight South Dakotans now is in the program. In 2009, the latest year numbers were …
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