Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan killed time while waiting to record latest album ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’ by buying obscure items from auction website eBay. More: continued here
Read More »Mercury review of 2009: October (This is West Country)
BRIDGWATER postal workers went on strike for the fourth time in two months as their dispute with Royal Mail went unresolved. About 60 workers gathered on Friarn Street in the hope their working conditions would be improved. More: continued here
Read More »Germantown Police Investigate Death of Former FedEx CIO (Eyewitness News Memphis)
Germantown police are investigating the death of Former FedEx Chief Information Officer Dennis Jones. More: continued here
Read More »Heloise: New destination in Pa. for kids’ stamps (The Canton Repository)
Dear Heloise: I have misplaced the address for Stamps for Children. If you would please reprint it, I would most appreciate it. — Willie Mae in Texas Willie Mae, Stamps for Children was a group that helped kids collect and learn about postage stamps, and it’s now a part of …
Read More »Mother Teresa, Gene Autry on upcoming US stamps (San Francisco Chronicle)
Nobel Prize winner Mother Teresa and Pulitzer Prize winner Bill Mauldin will be honored on U.S. postage stamps next year. Joining them will be Oscar-winning actress Katharine Hepburn, singing cowboy Gene Autry, artist Winslow Homer and Adm. Arleigh Burke…. More: continued here
Read More »Andover post office earns five-stars (The Township Journal)
Andover You’ve heard of five-star hotels and five-star resorts get ready for a five-star Post Office. The Andover Post Office recently earned a five-star rating as part of the Postal Service’s new 5 Star Customer Service Program. Ratings are based on surveys by the Gallup Organization. More: continued here
Read More »Negro Leagues Baseball heroes receive stamp of approval – Times Online
Times Online Negro Leagues Baseball heroes receive stamp of approvalTimes OnlineAmerican stamps are to honour Negro Leagues Baseball, which operated from 1920 to about 1960, and drew some of the most remarkable athletes ever to the … More: continued here
Read More »Wytheville Post Office hostages talk about captivity – WSLS.com
Wytheville Post Office hostages talk about captivityWSLS.comThey and Doug Robinson, who couldn't be reached for this article, were taken hostage last Wednesday afternoon at the Wytheville Post Office by a man police … More: continued here
Read More »Would People Please Stop Making Louis Vuitton-Emblazoned Cars? [Found On EBay] (Jalopnik)
Further evidence trashy fashion and cars don’t mix: an eBay auction for a V6 Jeep Grand Cherokee tastelessly customized with a Louis Vuitton pattern paint job and matching interior. Unsurprisingly it… More: continued here
Read More »Katherine Hepburn to be Honored with 2010 Stamp – Broadway World
TheaterMania.com Katherine Hepburn to be Honored with 2010 StampBroadway WorldLegendary Actress Katharine Hepburn will be immortalized on a new series of postage stamps issued on May 12, 2010, as part of the Postal Service's Legends …USPS announces highlights of 2010 stampsabc7news.comKatharine Hepburn to Be Featured on 2010 StampTheaterMania.comall 3 news …
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