Huffington Post That Viral Video Of A Food Stamp Confrontation Is Fake, Creator SaysHuffington PostA viral video of a man berating shoppers in a grocery store parking lot for using food stamps and buying lottery tickets was staged, the video's creator says. "I'm a comedian and I do skits about situations that bother me," J.J….
Linn’s Stamp News Canada 50¢ 'Bluenose' stamps perform well at Eastern Auctions saleLinn’s Stamp NewsEastern Auctions, based in Bathurst, New Brunswick, held a sale of Canada and British North America stamps and postal history on Oct. 23-24 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. An example of the scarce and sought-after Canada 12-penny Queen Victoria stamp of 1851 ……
Post office to hold passport fair SaturdaySilver City Daily Press and IndependentGoing somewhere? The Silver City Post Office will hold a passport fair this Saturday to help you get there. This is the first year for a program of this sort in Silver City. Usually, passport clerks are on duty at the Silver City post…
Orlando Sentinel FDLE: 5 accused in fraud ring linked to eBay storeOrlando SentinelState agents recently shut down a fraud ring linked to a man's eBay store where he and others sold more than $100,000 in stolen vacuum cleaners, beauty supplies and other items. On Thursday, Charles R. Griffis, 64, of Cocoa was booked into Brevard …and…
Patch.com West Potomac Post Office Gets a New NamePatch.com“I'm proud to work with the Tysons Partnership to secure both the Census Bureau CDP name change and now the re-naming of the Tysons-West McLean Post Office,” said Rep. Connolly. “Tysons is America's next great city and these changes help reflect its … More: continued here
Daily Mail Classic Porsche 1955 Speedster sells for $150k on eBay after sitting in a barnDaily MailPictures of the 1955 Speedster were posted alongside an an image of a similar model that recently sold at auction for $583,000 (£385,000). The owner admitted that it needed tens of thousands of dollars spent on a restoration, but…
WAND Retired teacher searches for art in post officesWANDWhen she retired from teaching in 1992, Mary Emma Thompson of Westfield took on a new challenge: searching out, researching and photographing art in Illinois post offices. She was inspired by a presentation at a leadership conference. “A social studies … More: continued here
Post office open SundaysTimes-Mail (subscription)BEDFORD — As the Christmas holiday approaches, the Bedford Post Office is expanding its hours to include Sunday services. The post office will be open from noon to 4 p.m. this Sunday, as well as Dec. 13 and Dec. 20. More: continued here
Retelling Charles Dicken's classic 'A Christmas Carol' with stampsLinn’s Stamp NewsOf course, Ebenezer Scrooge, the main character, is the most popular, included in the designs of many of the stamps that feature the short novel. He needs little introduction; in fact “scrooge” has become a word by itself, defined in Merriam-Webster's …and more » More: continued here
Yahoo News Earth to Mars — UK's Royal Mail asks NASA after boy's letter queryYahoo NewsLondon (AFP) – Britain's Royal Mail has turned to NASA for help after a five-year-old boy wrote in asking how much it would cost to post a letter to Mars. But Oliver Geddings probably won't be able to send a…