THIMPU, Bhutan (AP) — The secluded Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, a land that has made promoting happiness its paramount goal, was ending more than a century of royal rule Monday with its first parliamentary elections. More: continued here
This steep increase in land value is not the machination of realtors, but a negative land price hike effected by the stamps and registration department. More: continued here
A Virginia address for a post office in Tennessee?TriCities.com, TN –31 minutes agoBY Mark Hicks I have another question about the post office. Why is the main office on Sixth Street addressed as Bristol, Va.? Sixth Street is in Bristol, … More: continued here
Local food stamp participation remains highGaston Gazette, NC –5 hours agoBy Michael Barrett Food stamps offer a helping hand that many people around the state and nation simply don't reach out and grab. But that's not the case in … More: continued here
Sweet on Butterscotch:Arizona Republic, AZ –4 hours ago"I was kind of surfing on eBay one night and just saw her," Ryan said. "I thought she was so pretty." The car was a butterscotch 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air … More: continued here
Ministers should be able to fix Post Office without closuresScotsman, United Kingdom –2 hours agoBy LESLEY RIDDOCH STANDING in a queue in a busy post office that is earmarked for closure through lack of custom is like trying to believe in global warming … More: continued here
This week I read… An article in the Daily Mail about Tony Hall, the chief executive of the Royal Opera House. He’s done a Government review of dance. There’s going to be £5.5m invested into schools so more children have access to dancing training. More: continued here
Post office sell-off expected to generate £20m for Royal MailTimes Online, UK –4 hours agoRoyal Mail is selling off post office premises worth £20 million as part of its closure programme. A total of 40 post offices, mainly large high-street … More: continued here
Royal Marine who lost arm and both legs in Taliban blast is …This is London, UK –2 hours agoDiane Dernie, whose son Ben Parkinson was at the centre of the Daily Mail's campaign for better compensation for troops, knows Mr Ormrod because he and her … More: continued here
Trefoiled again!Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN –5 hours agoSome pesky parents and others have found a new way to ratchet up Girl Scout cookie sales: eBay. By GAIL ROSENBLUM, Star Tribune Considering what we were … More: continued here