CHICAGO – An Illinois-shaped corn flake sold on eBay for $1,350 Friday to the owner of a trivia Web site who wants to add the flake into his traveling museum. He plans to pick up the corn flake by hand so it won’t be damaged. Two sisters from Virginia put …
Read More »Napa’s Post Office in War time – Napa Valley Register
Napa’s Post Office in War timeNapa Valley Register, CA –52 minutes agoBy Jim Ford Several times during my teen years and in my early adult years I was employed by the US Postal Service at the Napa Post Office. I was a mailman. …There is no defense against the US Post OfficeCNET …
Read More »Courthouses lock up judges’ signature stamps after forgery arrest (2News Salt Lake City)
Officials’ signature stamps are being locked up in the wake of accusations that a former court clerk served an eviction notice with a fraudulently applied judge’s signature. More: continued here
Read More »Man drives car into post office, gets another car, does it again (FOX 16 Little Rock)
A Jackson County man remained in jail Monday after he drove two cars into the post office in Ravenden Springs. More: continued here
Read More »Canada Stocks Advance, Led by Potash, Royal Bank, RIM (Bloomberg.com)
March 24 (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks gained for a second day, led by Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc ., Royal Bank of Canada and Research in Motion Ltd. More: continued here
Read More »British mail service to sell buildings (Moldova.org)
The British Royal Mail will sell 40 post office buildings due to continued financial losses totaling $140 million annually.The sales should be worth nearly $40 million, The Times of London reported Monday.The Labor party blocked a proposal to close 2,500 money-losing offices last week although Crown Post Office networks have …
Read More »Original Ada Lovelace painting purchased on eBay – TG Daily
Original Ada Lovelace painting purchased on eBayTG Daily –2 hours agoIt was assumed that the original portrait had been lost forever, until a Canadian antique dealer put the original framed sketch on eBay. … More: continued here
Read More »Royalists sweep landmark Bhutan vote (CNN.com)
Voters in the secluded Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan became the world’s newest democracy Monday when the nation held its first elections and ended more than 100 years of royal rule. More: continued here
Read More »British mail service to sell buildings (UPI)
The British Royal Mail will sell 40 post office buildings due to continued financial losses totaling $140 million annually. More: continued here
Read More »University of Michigan Jazz Showcase Concert (All About Jazz)
The University of Michigan Department of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation will present its annual Jazz Showcase Concert on Sunday March 30th at 8pm in Stamps Auditorium at the Walgreen Center on North Campus. Featured performers on this concert will include Profs. More: continued here
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