CHICAGO – Two sisters from Virginia sold their Illinois-shaped corn flake on eBay Friday night for $1,350. “We were biting our nails all the way up to the finish, seeing what would happen,” said Melissa McIntire, 23. “There’s a lot of relief involved.” More: continued here
It’s Friday. The last day of the Food Stamp Challenge for some of us. The last day this column will run as well. Jacksonvillagers Fran Daniel, Cris Neeld, Robert Haberle, Dale Jamerson and I (a Ruskite) have all been eating like we are on food stamps this week. More: continued here
Aromas Post Office is a victim of the timesHollister Free Lance, CA –5 hours agoJust ask the citizens of Aromas, who are now personally feeling the philosophic winds long blowing through Washington, DC The local post office is in danger … More: continued here
ABC News Australian adventurer’s ‘life 4 sale’ on EBayLos Angeles Times, CA –4 hours ago… I intend to walk out of my front door with my wallet in one pocket and my passport in the other,” says Ian Usher, who is selling his life on EBay. …Man Sells His Life on eBayAssociated ContentDivorcee Ian Usher to Sell…
Telegraph.co.uk 'Hypocrisy' of Labour MPs protesting over post office closuresTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –58 minutes agoBy Robert Winnett, Deputy Political Editor Labour MPs are being criticised for voting against plans to suspend post office closures in Parliament before …When did Alan Johnson abandon post offices?Telegraph.co.ukPost office closures: Labour MPs criticisedic WalesComment: Mps have made mockery of post office…
Washington Post “Federal Diary” columnist Stephen Barr on Thursday examined a March 11 “call letter” from the Office of Personnel Management to health insurers that outlines the agency’s goals for 2009. More: continued here
Northeast El Paso residents say they’re fed up with the postal service, which for some, has led to serious problems with the law. Peter Daut Reports: Northeast Mail Problems Forum: Post Office Problems More: continued here
Four teens were killed Friday in a collision involving a FedEx Freight tractor-trailer and a Pontiac convertible driving in reverse on Interstate 459. More: continued here
There is no defense against the US Post OfficeCNET Blogs, CA –4 hours agoIf you're going to be away from home for a while, the Post Office can hold your mail to avoid an overflowing mailbox. Fine. In the old days you went to the … More: continued here
March 21 (Bloomberg) — Confidential passport files of all three presidential candidates were improperly breached by State Department employees, a department spokesman said. More: continued here