Boston Globe Vineyard ferry washes up on eBayCape Cod Times, MABy Doug Fraser Purchased by a New York corporation at auction just 18 months ago for a half-million dollars, the longtime Martha's Vineyard ferry The Islander is now on eBay, with a minimum bid requirement of just $10. As of yesterday …
Read More »Stamps & Coins: When it says 'limited' edition, is it? – Sacramento Bee
Stamps& Coins: When it says 'limited' edition, is it?Sacramento Bee, USANever before has so much merchandise been produced showcasing a president. The days of Eisenhower, Kennedy and Nixon pale in comparison. A Google search of Obama collectibles nets a staggering 868000 sites. On just a few you'll find not just …
Read More »Post office robber apprehended – WLBT-TV
Post office robber apprehendedWLBT-TV, MSUTICA, MS (WLBT) – A man suspected of robbing a post office is in police custody. A spokesman for the Utica Police Department says officers caught the culprit about an hour after the robbery occurred. Authorities say the unidentified man attacked a … More: continued here
Read More »West Virginia attorney among civil rights figures on stamps – Boston Herald
West Virginia attorney among civil rights figures on stampsBoston Herald, United StatesBy AP WASHINGTON — West Virginia attorney JR Clifford is among a dozen civil rights pioneers taking their places of honor on US postage stamps. The six 42-cent stamps are being dedicated in New York and are going on sale …
Read More »Exhausted postie hid thousands of letters – Northern Echo
Exhausted postie hid thousands of lettersNorthern Echo, UKA member of the public alerted the Royal Mail on October 31, last year, after he found more than 800 undelivered packages near All Saints’ Church, in Shildon, County Durham. Investigators later found 325 letters in an alley behind Malcolm’s house in … More: …
Read More »EBay retiring current search engine in April – Auction Central News
Auctionbytes EBay retiring current search engine in AprilAuction Central News, NYJeff King, eBay's Senior Director of Finding, has confirmed through eBay's Announcements page that the current search engine in use on eBay will be retired in April of 2009. A new search engine that King describes "faster and easier" will take …
Read More »Food stamp demand soars – Ocala
Food stamp demand soarsOcala, FLBy Harriet Daniels As the economy tanks, the number of families relying on food stamps for their next meal is rising nationally. Florida has seen the biggest jump, with a 29 percent increase. Things are even worse in Marion County, which experienced a … More: continued here
Read More »Post office lease agreement ‘still in the works’ – The Review
Post office lease agreement ‘still in the works’The Review, OHBy DAVID M GRIMES (dgrimes@reviewonline.com) CALCUTTA -No agreement has been reached yet, but progress had been assured by both parties involved in the possibility of renewing the bank-owned lease to the Calcutta Post Office on state Route 170 before … More: continued …
Read More »Food stamp need soars in Florida – The News-Press
MyFox Tampa Bay Food stamp need soars in FloridaThe News-Press, FLBy STEPHEN D. PRICE, news-press.com Tallahassee bureau and JANINE ZEITLIN, jzeitlin@news-press.com • February 20, 2009 TALLAHASSEE – Floridians are applying for food stamps at record-breaking rates, and the Department of Children and Families needs …More Floridians get food stampsPensacola News JournalFood …
Read More »SHE to appear on Singapore stamps – AsiaOne
SHE to appear on Singapore stampsAsiaOne, SingaporeThe pop stars' record label has arranged for them to appear on local stamps. SHE, consisting of Ella Chen, 28, Hebe Tien, 26, and Selina Jen, 28, are the first foreign artists to be featured on Singapore stamps. More: continued here
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