US food stamp tally up 1.2 million in two monthsReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Enrollment in the major US antihunger program, food stamps, grew by 1.2 million people in two months and stands at …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Northern roadside attractions grace Canada Post stamps (CBC Edmonton)
Two eye-catching roadside attractions based north of 60 – one in the Yukon and one in the Northwest Territories – are featured on Canada Post stamps that went on sale this week. More: continued here
Read More »Possible post office closure for Carseland (Strathmore Standard)
In previous cases, when a post master has retired Canada Post has chosen to go to a community mail box system, meaning the post office itself closes in that area. More: continued here
Read More »New Life For Old Post Office Building? – CBS2 Chicago
New Life For Old Post Office Building?CBS2 ChicagoRead more in our Privacy Policy A new proposal calls for turning the old Main Chicago Post Office at 433 W. Van Buren St. into a train hub. …New life for old post office building?WBBM780all 2 news articles » More: continued here
Read More »First-up stamp of approval – New Zealand Herald
First-up stamp of approvalNew Zealand HeraldPictures of Muriwai on Auckland's west coast are on the first six postage stamps put into circulation by a new postal operator. Showing moonlight at the …Photographer stamps his mark on MuriwaiAuckland stuff.co.nzall 2 news articles » More: continued here
Read More »Victim finds stolen items up for auction on eBay (The Cambrian)
Paso Robles police discovered that items swiped from neighborhood cars were being sold online when a theft victim found her stolen goods for sale on eBay while she was looking to replace them, investigators said. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Executive Notes: Board’s Andreessen Launches VC, Move Snags Finance Officer (AuctionBytes)
eBay Board member Marc Andreessen launched venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz with Ben Horowitz, cofounder of LoudCloud. Andreessen is best known as co-author of Mosaic, the first widely-used web browser. More: continued here
Read More »U.S. food stamp tally up 1.2 million in two months (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Enrollment in the major U.S. antihunger program, food stamps, grew by 1.2 million people in two months and stands at a record 33.8 million people, the government said on Wednesday. More: continued here
Read More »Axor gets stamp of approval from Royal Mail – Transport News Network
Axor gets stamp of approval from Royal MailTransport News NetworkMeanwhile, BLB learns that "the Royal Mail has received a 'first class delivery' [yes brace yourselves lads for unrestricted PR puns] of its own in the … More: continued here
Read More »Lease Beat: 7.8.09 (The New York Observer)
In a real estate war eerily reminiscent of the Burger King–McDonalds skirmishes (albeit one less soaked in abattoir blood), Staples has signed a 15-year, 3,000-square-foot lease just down the block from a FedEx store, according to landlord Craig Nassi. Coincidence? Unlikely. Winick Realty Group repped Mr. Nassi, owner of the …
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