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Unused beacon of Beijing Games up for sale on eBaySouth China Morning Post (subscription), Hong Kong –4 minutes agoAn enterprising Olympics enthusiast is selling an unused torch from the Beijing Games torch relay on internet auction site eBay just two weeks after the … More: continued here

Parklands Post Office may be savedChichester Today, UK –1 hour agoIt is believed that Parklands post office in Chichester could be saved following a massive campaign by staff and customers. Communities across the county … More: continued here

Grow Your Biz–From eBay and BeyondMSNBC –4 hours agoBy Gail Goodman Setting up shop on eBay, Amazon, ProStores, and other auction and e-commerce sites is a great way to live the entrepreneurial dream. … More: continued here

Late-night run for stamps becomes difficultLaSalle News Tribune, IL –3 hours agoBy Jeff Dankert Customers who buy postage stamps from vending machines will have to buy them from clerks until the post office phases in new machines, … More: continued here

Extended post office hours for tax nightNews 10NBC, NY –4 hours agoFairport Post Office, Retail Unit, 6740 Pittsford Palmyra Rd, Fairport, full retail service and April 15th postmark available until 7 pm only. … More: continued here

Hey, remember the ’80s? The hair, the shoulder pads, the bizarre English androgyny, the food stamps? Well, they’re back! The food stamps, that is. More: continued here

WASHINGTON – People who want to recycle small electronics can do so free under a test program at about 1,500 post offices. The Postal Service is testing the program in several states and, if it is a success, may make it national this fall. More: continued here

People who want to recycle small electronics can do so free under a test program at about 1,500 post offices. More: continued here

24dash Glasgow City Council weighs up options to save post offices24dash, UK –1 hour ago"For example, we are investigating whether Council Tax pay points can also offer some post office services or can we simply take over post offices where …Review of post office closuresBBC NewsClosure plans to be reviewedThe Press Associationall …

Is SureWest Communications abandoning its 55-year-old tradition of issuing a quarterly dividend? A Peets Coffee and Tea shop, flanked by Cingular Wireless and Kinko’s-FedEx outlets, is planned in a “Moorish”- style building at the southeast corner of Alhambra and Folsom boulevards. A fall opening is the goal. More: continued here