State briefs: Dec. 31, 2008Charleston Gazette, USA –11 hours agoThe first black attorney licensed in West Virginia is among a dozen civil rights pioneers being honored on a set of US stamps. … More: continued here
Amazon.com (AMZN) No Longer Accepting eBay's (EBAY) Bill Me Later …StreetInsider.com (subscription), MI –2 minutes agoIna Steiner's AuctionBytes.com blog reported that Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) will no longer accept payment from eBay's (Nasdaq: EBAY) Bill Me Later (BML) … More: continued here
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Bins need emptyingDumfries and Galloway Standard, UK –5 hours agoSIR – I was interested to read the article about one of our loyal and hard working mail delivery people from Royal Mail being handed a £50 fixed penalty … More: continued here
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Press-Register – al.com Postal Service to issue Sabine Pass lighthouse stamp in 2009Beaumont Enterprise, tx –56 minutes agoThe landmark, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, will be one of five Gulf Coast lighthouses commemorated on postage stamps in the coming …Sand Island lighthouse to be part of new series of stampsPress-Register – al.comall 6 news…
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Post office losing kind presenceFranklin News Post, VA –4 hours agoAnyone who has ever walked into the Rocky Mount Post Office and encountered Cecil W. Doss Jr. probably left with a smile on his or her face. … More: continued here
Number of food stamp recipients skyrockets 46 percentKeysNet, Florida –3 hours agoHe's among those who have applied for food stamps just to get by. "I'm a homeless vet. I'm applying for food stamp assistance and looking for work," Jeff … More: continued here
Community post-bus axedNorthumberland Gazette, UK –3 hours agoRothbury Parish Council expressed concern after it emerged that the Royal Mail, which operated the service, had asked Northumberland County Council to more … More: continued here