Fresno Unified office once a post office – Fresno Bee

Fresno Unified office once a post officeFresno Bee, CA – Gloria AlamilloQuestion: I work in the former downtown post office at Tulare and M streets. What is the history of this building? Was it once a courthouse? Answer: Construction of Fresno's 90000-square-foot main post office began in April 1939 and the facility opened …

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Ask AP: Flags on ships, 'Simpsons' on stamps – Washington Post

The Associated Press Ask AP: Flags on ships, 'Simpsons' on stampsWashington Post, United StatesFILE – This undated file photo provided by the US Postal Service shows the five postage stamps featuring The Simpsons, issued May 7, 2009 portraying from left, Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. A reader-submitted question about the …

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Man loses court case over posted present – Sunderland Echo

Man loses court case over posted presentSunderland Echo, UK – Jane O’Neill, Jane O’NeillBy Jane O'Neill A devoted dad vowed to see the Royal Mail in court after a birthday present went astray. Derick Innes, of Downhill, Sunderland, posted the package to his six-year-old daughter, who lives in Thailand. The 59-year-old thought 14 days …

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Saddam Hussain stamps banned from Iraq exhibit – GulfNews

Saddam Hussain stamps banned from Iraq exhibitGulfNews, United Arab EmiratesBaghdad: The Iraqi government has banned pictures of Saddam Hussain from the first stamp exhibit in the country since 2003. Thousands of stamps, including some from the Saddam era, are on display at the Baghdad Central Post Office, but none with … …

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Food banks see more who need and more who give – USA Today

The Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com Food banks see more who need and more who giveUSA Today – Wendy KochPostal workers and volunteers pick up non-perishable food people leave at their mailboxes or the post office. Al Brislain of the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida says, "We couldn't feed people in …

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