Wall Street Journal quotes Valley historian on process to OK stampsYoungstown VindicatorRichard Scarsella of Boardman, president of the William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society, was quoted in a front-page Wall Street Journal article Friday about the amount of time it takes for the US Postal Service to approve stamp subjects. …and more » More: continued here
Chicago Tribune Plan for old post office: A suburban throwback, and a pipe dreamChicago TribuneThere is so much financial fantasy in a British developer's $3.5 billion plan for redeveloping 20 acres including the old Chicago post office building that the proposal seems straight out of Disney. A 2000-foot skyscraper? Acres of retail space? …Plans would…
The West Virginia football team moved its 2012 home game against James Madison to FedEx Field in Landover, Md., in a move that will bring at least $500,000 more in revenue than if the game were in Morgantown. More: continued here
Waco fire marshals are investigating a second suspected arson at a former post office in two days. Firefighters were at 2400 Colonial Ave. about noon Friday to put out a small fire in the abandoned building, only two days after being called out on a similar blaze at the same location. More: continued here
Boston Globe Brown fashion catalog is put up for saleBoston GlobeA self-described “good Republican'' and “big Scott man'' from suburban Pittsburgh, Bengel bought the catalogue for $100 on eBay and is selling it on Craigslist (and in the Globe classified section) for $250. The 29-page catalog features 14 photos of …and more » More: continued here
When it comes to rivalries, the Battle of Alberta is new territory for Tony Washington. More: continued here
eBay, the online auction powerhouse, reported that second-quarter revenue climbed but profit were dented by charges relating to its acquisition of interactive services company GSI Commerce. More: continued here
CBC.ca Stamps, Esks best of the WestMontreal GazetteThe Stamps, meanwhile, have scraped out a 2-1 record through three games but, offensively speaking, have been anything but effective in doing so. And, for the first time since September 2009, they enter a game against Edmonton with the Eskimos ahead of …Veteran Stamps ready for StampedersToronto SunBattle…
Los Angeles Times Michelle Obama, Wal-Mart and the 'food desert' problemLos Angeles TimesFarmers markets are springing up in under-served neighborhoods, and some vendors can accept food stamps. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Nothing's ever as simple as we'd like it to be. A case in point: Policies that simply increase access to …and more »…
Chicago Tribune Plan for old post office complex: financial fantasy, architectural nightmareChicago Tribune (blog)There is so much financial fantasy in a British developer's $3.5 billion plan for redeveloping 20 acres including the old Chicago post office building that the proposal seems straight out of Disney. A 2000-foot skyscraper? Acres of retail space? …Plans would put…