NC Stamps Out SmokingMyNC.comThe days of being asked "Smoking or Non-Smoking?" in North Carolina are coming to an end. …and more » More: continued here
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Read More »Boulder admiral to be honored on 2010 postage stamp – Daily Camera
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Read More »Governor Paterson Spotlights Help for People Struggling on Long Island – ReadMedia (press release)
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EAST WENATCHEE — Douglas County PUD staffers put five years of work and their hope for a new license for Wells Dam on a FedEx truck Dec. 17. The truck contained the utility’s draft application — more than 50 pounds of documents — destined for federal regulators in Washington, D.C. …
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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
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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 …
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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
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