A rare strip of three Brazilian postage stamps from 1843 has been sold for $2,185,000 at an auction to an anonymous telephone bidder. More: continued here
Read More »Rookie resurfaces with Stamps after getting axed (Canada.com)
A hamstring injury wasn’t going to deter Reggie Williams from his long-shot bid to make the Calgary Stampeders. 24-year-old receiver out of Lake Charles, La. More: continued here
Read More »NH post office dedicated to soldier killed in Iraq (WCAX-TV Vermont)
Associated Press – June 7, 2008 6:05 AM ET HAMPSTEAD, N.H. (AP) – The post office in East Hampstead, New Hampshire, is being dedicated to an Army Ranger from the town who died in Iraq. More: continued here
Read More »State rolls out online application for food stamps (WSYR 9 Syracuse)
Jefferson County is the first in the state to offer an online food stamp application to residents. More: continued here
Read More »Veteran Duped On EBay (FOX 35 Orlando)
An Iraq war veteran was duped out of $2,500 on EBay…. More: continued here
Read More »Corrections (New York Times)
An article on April 20, adapted from the book ?The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker,? referred imprecisely to the Internal Revenue Service?s treatment of FedEx Ground, the delivery business, over the way it classifies truck operators. The I.R.S. preliminarily assessed FedEx $319 million in taxes and penalties, …
Read More »Veep hunt tops summer to-do list for Obama, McCain (AP via Yahoo! News)
Finding a running mate tops the summer to-do lists of John McCain and Barack Obama, and each needs to decide what he wants as much as who he wants. More: continued here
Read More »Council considers post office role – ic Wales
Mourne Observer Council considers post office roleic Wales, United Kingdom –4 hours agoA WELSH council may be about to take over the running of some Post Office branches in its county after suffering what it claims are a disproportionate …Celebration time as Atticall Post Office survives the axeMourne ObserverPUBLIC MEETING CALLED TO …
Read More »State rolls out online application for food stamps – WCAX
State rolls out online application for food stampsWCAX, VT –5 hours agoAP – June 7, 2008 3:15 AM ET WATERTOWN, NY (AP) – A northern New York county is the first in the state to offer an online food stamp application to … More: continued here
Read More »Post Office thief steals cash from dead man – Lancashire Evening Post
Post Office thief steals cash from dead manLancashire Evening Post, UK –3 hours agoBy Emma Broom A call centre worker has been jailed for stealing thousands of pounds from Post Office customers, including one who was dead. … More: continued here
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