Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) — Royal Philips Electronics NV, the world’s biggest maker of light bulbs and electric shavers, may say fourth-quarter profit rose 81 percent on gains from selling Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. shares. More: continued here
Senator Wants Post Office Named After CarsonINDYchannel.com, IN –3 minutes agoEvan Bayh plans to push for Indianapolis' Mapleton State Post Office to be renamed the Julia M. Carson Post Office, in honor of the late congresswoman. … More: continued here
A new book by a Chinese scholar says hundreds of Chinese antiquities at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto were smuggled out of China illegally, according to an article in the Globe and Mail. More: continued here
Dana Stubblefield, then of the Washington Redskins, celebrates stopping the Detroit Lions on a third down during their first-round NFC playoff game at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, January 2000. Former San Francisco 49ers defender Stubblefield has pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents about taking performance-enhancing drugs, becoming American football’s first BALCO steroid scandal…
Sen Evan Bayh, D-Ind., announced today that he plans to introduce legislation next week renaming the Mapleton annex post office in Indianapolis to the Julia M. Carson Post Office, in honor of the late congresswoman. More: continued here
Queen Creek’s quaint but overburdened post office will soon be replaced by a larger, upgraded facility. More: continued here
Public meeting on post office closuresWiltshire Times, UK –5 hours agoBy Victoria Ashford A PUBLIC meeting in support of keeping the post office in Broughton Gifford will be held on Saturday January 26. … More: continued here
Del. Valentine calls vote to honor post office in ValentinesLynchburg News and Advance, VA –4 hours agoShe asked that a recorded vote be taken on a resolution honoring the post office in Valentines, a Brunswick County community. Then she abstained on the vote … More: continued here
Kay says a big thank you to her postman a big thank you to her postmanic Wales, United Kingdom –2 minutes agoKay was so thankful for Grant’s quick action that she wrote to Royal Mail praising him. The letter means Grant has been nominated for the company’s First … More: continued here
Queen Creek to get new post officeEast Valley Tribune, AZ –1 hour agoQueen Creek’s quaint but overburdened post office will soon be replaced by a larger, upgraded facility. Town Manager John Kross said he was told this week … More: continued here