"The Simpson" Postage Stamps CeremonyNews10.net, CALOS ANGELES (AP) — Sideshow Bob, AKA Kelsey Grammer, will emcee a ceremony when "The Simpsons" postage stamps go on sale. It'll be May 7th at Fox Studios in Los Angeles. That's where the series is written. Homer, Marge, Bart and Lisa also will be … …
Read More »Worcester artist wins Maryland duck stamp contest – Ocean City Today
Buckmasters Online Worcester artist wins Maryland duck stamp contestOcean City Today, MD(April 24, 2009) A Girdletree man's painting of two blue-winged teal resting on the water is the winner of this year's Maryland Migratory Game Bird Design Contest, more commonly known as the duck stamp contest. "I was very excited," Wally …
Read More »Deputies: People Trading Food Stamps For Drugs (WKYT Lexington)
A drug roundup early Thursday morning sent several suspected dealers to jail in eastern Kentucky. More: continued here
Read More »Madoff's Mets Season Tickets Sell for $38100 in EBay Auction – Bloomberg
Madoff's Mets Season Tickets Sell for $38100 in EBay AuctionBloombergThe two bidders elevated the price last night from the minimum opening of $30000 on EBay Inc.'s auction site. The owner of the winning bid was identified only by the screen name s***e. The seats for the Mets' final 75 home …
Read More »In Hindsight: We're all just supporting players on Larry Ellison's … – San Jose Mercury News
BBC News In Hindsight: We're all just supporting players on Larry Ellison's …San Jose Mercury News, USATwo more Silicon Valley icons joined the tech earnings cavalcade: San Jose online auction powerhouse eBay and Cupertino iPhone, iPod and "I'm a Mac" computer maker Apple. EBay, not surprisingly, has been battered by …
Read More »Ex-FedEx driver pleads guilty in NYC heist plot (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A former FedEx worker has admitted tipping off thieves who hijacked a company truck in Manhattan and held its driver hostage for hours in a brazen but bungled heist. More: continued here
Read More »Puppy Abandoned At Post Office Gets A Permanent Address (Channel 8 San Diego)
The puppy abandoned at a post office has been delivered to a new home. The most attention-grabbing puppy in the Helen Woodward Animal Center’s history was adopted Thursday, and Molly’s new family thinks they were all meant to be together. More: continued here
Read More »Put Traders Pile On to United Parcel Service (UPS), FedEx Corporation (FDX) (Schaeffers Research)
Delivery divas United Parcel Service (UPS: sentiment, chart, options) and FedEx Corporation (FDX: sentiment, chart, options) were bombarded by bearish options bettors on Thursday, after UPS projected second-quarter earnings below the Street’s expectations…( Read More ) More: continued here
Read More »Farley Post Office to lose 24-hour service – Chelsea Now
Ars Technica Farley Post Office to lose 24-hour serviceChelsea Now, NYBy Patrick Hedlund New Yorkers will lose access to the city's only 24-hour mailing center under a new plan by the United States Postal Service to slash hours at the landmark James A. Farley Post Office on Eighth Ave. next month. …
Read More »Royal Mail staff to face pay freeze (The Herald)
The Royal Mail yesterday became the latest company to warn its workers that they face a pay freeze this year because of the recession. The company wrote to trade unions saying it did not envisage being able to increase wage rates for any employees, including postal workers, managers and directors. …
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