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U.S. Representative Tom McClintock of the 4th District submitted a bill, HR 3319, July 23 to the House of Representatives to rename Portola’s post office on Gulling Street as the “Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building.” More: continued here

&$ &$First-class stamps which champion the different Olympic and Paralympic sports at the London 2012 Games have been unveiled. Each stamp is designed by a leading artist. The first set of ten stamps go on sale on October 22. Artists are designing images of another 20 sports for stamps that …

Online marketplace eBay India, in association with television channel Star Plus, has started a charity auction of celebrity memorabilia. The proceeds from the auction raised would be donated to an NGO Sneha (Society for nutrition, education and health action), which focuses on children and women. More: continued here

While some economists are declaring the recession over, and although the stock market continues to rise, those on the bottom of the economic ladder are seeing fewer improvements to their day-to-day lives. The number of Americans who receive assistance from the government in the form of food stamps continues to …

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ROANOKE, Va., Aug. 26 (UPI) — Virginia prosecutors say they worked out a plea deal with a woman who sent letters to Roanoke jail inmates with marijuana hidden under the stamps. More: continued here

Indiana University and the Redskins agree to have FedEx Field host a game between the Hoosiers and Penn State. More: continued here

ROANOKE, VA. — A woman has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for trying to smuggle marijuana to inmates in the Roanoke City Jail using stamps. Ashley Arlene Dudley, 22, of Radford, pleaded no contest Tuesday in Roanoke Circuit Court to two charges of attempting to deliver marijuana to …

Desperate Richard Lloyd has offered himself for sale on eBay after six months on the dole. More: continued here

The latest in a series of walkouts by Royal Mail workers will affect deliveries in Bristol on Friday and next week. More: continued here