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Save The Venice Post OfficePatch.comNow it looks as if we are due to lose our Venice Post Office. The historic structure dominates what used to be the Venice swimming lagoon. In many ways, it is at the heart of our community. It was built in 1939 by the Works Projects …

Collectors to buy royal wedding stampsXinhuaBEIJING, April 25 (Xinhuanet) — Commemorative stamps have gone on sale in London, just ahead of Britain's royal wedding. The stamps feature two official engagement portraits of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The stamps are available in a …and more » More: continued here

Collect ID cards from nearest post officesEmirates 24/7National ID card applicants can now submit requests at any nearby post office to get their cards and action will be taken within three days, according to an Emirates Post official. 'Gulf News' quoted Abdullah Al Ashram, CEO, Emirates Post, as saying, …Applicants …

For many U.S. citizens, “mail” does not necessarily mean placing something in an envelope, affixing a stamp and dropping it in a mailbox. Partly as a result of the economic downturn, mail volume and revenue has dropped dramatically. More: continued here

Tiny town hopes to keep post officeLive 5 NewsCustomers outside the post office in Daisy said Wednesday they'll fight Washington if they must to keep their post office open. "I'm upset because I don't have anywhere else to get the mail and I don't want to drive to Claxton just …

Then-attorney general warned years ago that property values could be inflatedOrlando SentinelThen-Attorney General Robert Butterworth said in his 1995 opinion that placing "excess documentary stamps on the deed can give the appearance that the value of the property … is greater than the actual amount paid." "Such a practice may …

eBay's Fee Increase Is Not about Encouraging Free ShippingAuctionBytes Blog (blog)Thanks for your article Ina, one comment I would like to make though is the apparent uncritical assumption adopting eBay's positioning of the fee increases "to induce free shipping". Years of eBay doublespeak would automatically let an experienced eBay… More: …

Loss of post office concerns small townsistockAnalyst.com (press release)April 24–DOWNING — Closing the post office in Downing would save an estimated $50000 a year to the US Postal Service, but that closure would cost the citizens of this small Dunn County community a lot more. Downing, with a population of …

Electronics can be recycled, tooCentral Florida FutureMany people will sell their slightly outdated electronic goods on sites such as eBay and use some of the cash to put toward the newest model, but what about electronics that are too old for anyone to waste their money on? Sadly, most of …

OregonLive.com (blog) Much of food stamp money in Okla. spent at WalmartWashington ExaminerAP Much of the nearly $1.2 billion in food stamp expenditures in Oklahoma went to Walmart stores, according to a newspaper analysis. Data supplied by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services showed that Walmart brought in about $506 …