Giving up everything to save a daughterArizona Republic, AZ –4 minutes agoThey sold their favorite possessions on eBay to pay for gas and groceries. Brooke's seizures were so frequent – 50, 70, 80 times a day – that they attached … More: continued here
Shaun Suisham’s 46-yard field goal early in the third quarter was the difference, as Washington clipped Buffalo, 17-14, in a preseason tussle at FedEx Field. More: continued here
Clearing up unique area's nameMiamiHerald.com, FL –5 minutes agoWhen a petition was circulated in 1906 for the establishment of a post office in the area, a name for the community was needed. Frank H. Kanen suggested the … More: continued here
PANAJI – In the age of e-mails and credit cards, when anyone and everyone is moving away from letter writing and money orders, and taking a dig at the speed of functioning by the post offices, the Calangute post office has found a place in the list of 50 post offices across the country, which…
Outdoors Notebook | Northern BC royal spot for catching king salmonSeattle Times, United States –9 minutes ago… pm at the Crystal Creek Cafe, 22620 Bothell-Everett Highway (Canyon Park) in Bothell. Details: 206-789-4259 or e-mail Gary Millard at glmillard@comcast.net. More: continued here
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and he eats for a lifetime.Just don’t do it at government expense.One California resident apparently just wanted to be sure, according to a recent news release from the California Department of Fish and Game. More: continued here
Going, going, gone? Furious fans have accused eBay, the website that brought auctions to the internet, of betrayal. They are upset by a decision to lurch away from the website’s original format and instead allow major retailers to list thousands of products at fixed prices. The trend, they warn, marks the beginning of the end…
Sadness as village post office closesexpressandstar.com, UK –4 hours agoCodsall Wood Post Office opened in 1848 under postmaster George Wassell and after 31 years, he was succeeded by his daughter Maria Beardsmore who was there … More: continued here
Another reason to raise price of stampsAlamogordo Daily News, NM –33 minutes agoI saw in the news that a man working for the postal service is lobbing for "kilts" to be added to the line up of USPS uniform items. Kilts! … More: continued here
Roger Federer will lose his number one ranking on August 18. On Friday, August 8 — or 08.08.08 — the Olympic opening ceremony started in Beijing at 8:08:08 pm. It was also Roger Federer’s birthday. “Eight has always been my personal lucky number. More: continued here