New York Times (blog) Essay: The Least of These My BrethrenNew York Times (blog)In 2009, food stamp use reached record highs. As Jason DeParle and Robert M. Gebeloff reported in “Living on Nothing but Food Stamps,” one in eight … More: continued here
Read More »US man pleads guilty to art scam – BBC News
Chicagoist US man pleads guilty to art scamBBC NewsHundreds of people around the world bought the fakes, many through the internet auction site eBay. Zabrin was among seven people charged in 2008 with …Chicago man pleads guilty to selling fake Picassos, Lichtensteins to naive …Los Angeles TimesNorthbrook Man Makes $1M …
Read More »PREVIEW-Golf-Montgomerie tests leadership skills in Royal Trophy (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)
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Read More »Chicago man admits he sold bogus Picassos on eBay (AP via Yahoo! News)
A suburban Chicago man pleaded guilty Tuesday to swindling at least 250 people out of more than $1 million through the sale of counterfeit prints advertised as the work of Pablo Picasso and other major contemporary artists. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office Worker Alerts BH Family To House Fire – WSJM
WSJM Post Office Worker Alerts BH Family To House FireWSJMA Benton Harbor family is safe thanks to a US Post Office worker. Benton Harbor Fire Department Cpt. Eugene Seats says a post office worker was walking by …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Lewisville’s Old Town to keep post office (Dallas Morning News)
The post office in Lewisville’s Old Town area will stay open. More: continued here
Read More »Hamburg post office to close (Livingston County Daily Press & Argus)
The post office in Hamburg Township will be put into “temporary emergency suspension” as of Monday, according to Ed Moore, manager of communications for Detroit district of the United States Postal Service. More: continued here
Read More »Man pleads guilty to selling fake art on eBay (Canoe Technology)
CHICAGO – A Chicago man pleaded guilty Tuesday to swindling at least 250 people out of more than $1 million through the sale of counterfeit prints advertised as the work of Pablo Picasso and other major contemporary artists. More: continued here
Read More »Future of Post Office still unknown (WANE-TV Fort Wayne)
A local post office branch remains closed after a fire on December 18 . Residents tell NewsChannel 15 that the closure is causing them a great deal of inconvenience, while also raising questions about the branch’s future. More: continued here
Read More »Plans for empty delivery office (Rutland & Stamford Mercury)
STAMFORD’S former Royal Mail delivery office could soon be transformed into a stylish new restaurant or upmarket boutique. More: continued here
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