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The U.S. Postal Service gets more than 40,000 suggestions for stamp designs each year, and only a few make the cut. But by rare happenstance, two stamps with ties to Kansas City will be released in the next few weeks. More: continued here

Sam Fisher is a frugal guy. He doesn’t like to waste anything. Why waste two whole bullets to execute a hapless goon when you only need one, right? In that same spirit, tipsters have informed us that Buy.com’s eBay store has for Splinter Cell: Conviction priced to move at only …

New York Magazine Meg Whitman Visits the Valley ThursdayKPSP Local 2Whitman, the former chief executive officer of eBay, will tell employees at a Palm Springs medical device manufacturing company about her proposal to …Brown, Whitman race close in online surveySan Jose Business JournalCan Meg Whitman Really Pull a Michael Bloomberg?New …

Tomorrow, Royal Mail is putting stamp collectors on wildlife watch as it launches a new set of stamps highlighting the UK mammal population’s struggle for survival. More: continued here

Too many kids are on food stampsSt. Louis Post-DispatchAs a result, US children and their families have among the highest rates of poverty in the developed world, with many turning to a program like food stamps… More: continued here

WCBD Do you have a post–office box? You might not get Census formMonroe Evening NewsWhen he asked about it at the post office, he was stunned at the explanation. He learned Census forms aren't sent to people who have post office box numbers …Post office box holders will receive Census …

'Human pelican' in mail money theftsThe SunCrooked William Harvey was nailed in a sting by Royal Mail bosses. An undercover operation was set up in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, after reports that money had …Perthshire postie admits stealing cash from parcelsmyHermesall 2 news articles » More: continued here

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. — FedEx Ground officials expect a distribution hub opening next year in North Carolina to expand to more than 1,200 employees and part-time workers in the next decade. More: continued here

Tax filers have until midnight Thursday to get their returns sent in or to file an extension. But most post office locations will not be open extra hours for last-minute filers. More: continued here

Tax forms must be post marked by midnight Thursday night or they are considered late.  Here is information for a post office near you in northwest Arkansas. More: continued here