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• Mail theft: At 6:04 a.m. April 27 at 33600 19th Ave. S.W., police discovered unknown subjects used a crowbar to pry open a mail receptacle outside a post office and steal an undetermined amount of mail. More: continued here

Vendio told eBay sellers they would begin charging renewal fees for existing “GTC” (Good Til Cancelled) items starting in mid-April. More: continued here

Nowata post office added to historic registerTulsa World, OK – Randy KrehbielBy RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer OKLAHOMA CITY — Five post offices, including one in Nowata, and the Enid grain elevator district have been added to the National Register of Historic Places, the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office… More: continued here

Woo hoo! "The Simpsons" Come to Simpsonville with Special PostmarksGreenville News, SC – Harry SpratlinOn Thursday, May 7th, the Simpsonville Post Office will offer five special commemorative postmarks featuring Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson to the public to celebrate the issuance of the five new Simpsons stamps. Simpsonville is the only …

The federal duck stamp prices going up this fallDL-Online, MN – Bernie ReveringIntroduced in the fall of 1935 by the US Department Of Agriculture at $1, the federal duck stamp has been a major source for the acquisition of wetlands. Introduced in the fall of 1935 by the US Department Of Agriculture at …

A SCAM to trick Island post office cashiers into parting with more cash than they should is being investigated by detectives. More: continued here

CBC.ca Dickenson joins Stamps' coaching ranksCanoe.ca, Canada – Ian BusbyHe broke into the league in 1996 behind Jeff Garcia and held the winning field goal during the 1998 Stamps victory at the Grey Cup in Winnipeg. Following his win as the CFL's most outstanding player in 2000, Dickenson went on an NFL stint …

Kiehl's staying eco-friendly past Earth DaySan Jose Mercury News,  USA – Donna KatoThe newly launched Recycle and Be Rewarded program asks customers to return their bottles, tubes and jars for recycling in exchange for a card that's stamped. For every three stamps, they'll receive a Lip Balm #1. Five stamps mean a …

OKLAHOMA CITY — Five post offices, including one in Nowata, and the Enid grain elevator district have been added to the National Register of Historic Places, the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office announced Friday. More: continued here

At the recent Fortune Brainstorm: Green conference, the subject of the famous FedEx overnight envelope came up. One of my fellow panelists said he was surprised to still see those envelopes, implying that the contents could easily be transmitted electronically, and that somehow this service was environmentally “wasteful.” More: continued …