Order of Canada off EBayBrantford Expositor, Canada –2 hours agoAn Order of Canada medal listed on the internet bidding site EBay this week has apparently been yanked. The red-and-white medal bestowed on J. Charles … More: continued here
Read More »Report: Iowan tries to sell vote on eBay (The Des Moines Register)
An Iowan apparently tried to sell his or her general election vote on eBay this week. More: continued here
Read More »BlackBerry Kickstart 8220 surfaces on eBay, trigger fingers get itchy (Engadget)
Filed under: Cellphones Not that you won’t be able to buy this thing from carriers here shortly, but there’s just nothing quite like being the first on your block to own a new handset. For those with cash to burn and an insatiable desire to play with RIM’s forthcoming Kickstart …
Read More »Post delivered to empty house – This Is Lancashire
Post delivered to empty houseThis Is Lancashire, UK –3 hours agoBy Steven Thompson » A DISABLED driver and her husband are furious with the Royal Mail after a postman delivered important driving documents to an empty … More: continued here
Read More »Student Historian: Flag hung at post office to show support for … – Ithaca Journal
Student Historian: Flag hung at post office to show support for …Ithaca Journal, NY –4 hours agoWorkers at the Tompkins County post office hung a service banner. The flag looks like some parts were hand sewn while others appear to be put together with … More: continued here
Read More »Bosses urged to address post office closures as bus is axed – Scotsman
Bosses urged to address post office closures as bus is axedScotsman, United Kingdom –1 hour agoBy Ian Swanson ROYAL Mail bosses were today urged to rethink plans to close a city post office after it emerged the bus route to the next nearest branch is … More: continued here
Read More »Communities mobilise to fight Post Office cuts as security fears … – Borders Today
Communities mobilise to fight Post Office cuts as security fears …Borders Today, UK –23 minutes agoBy Andrew Keddie THE mobilisation of rural communities in the Borders faced with cuts in Post Office services will begin in earnest at a series of public … More: continued here
Read More »Stamps & Coins: A stamp for the mouse that continues to roar – Sacramento Bee
Stamps& Coins: A stamp for the mouse that continues to roarSacramento Bee, USA –2 minutes agoBy Peter Rexford – Four years ago, the first in the series of stamps featuring various Disney characters debuted. Their popularity eclipsed that of all … More: continued here
Read More »Village store and post office goes up for sale – Press and Journal
Village store and post office goes up for salePress and Journal, UK –7 minutes agoBy sue restan An award-winning store and post office in a remote north-west Sutherland village has gone on the market at an asking price of offers over … More: continued here
Read More »UPS, FedEx Prepare Ahead of Tropical Storm Gustav (The Memphis Daily News)
NEW YORK (AP) – Shippers UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp. said Thursday they are making plans to implement contingency procedures in the event Tropical Storm …. More: continued here
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