Time stands still at old post office

Venice community members have consistently highlighted their post office’s historic status when reasoning why the building should be preserved, but they are now hoping to make that identification official. More: continued here

Gold continues to hold an enduring, insatiable fascination for many Indians. A large section of gold lovers in the country prefers to buy physical gold (coins, bars, jewellery) over paper-based options such as gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) and e-gold. More: continued here

National Post Senate GOP health-care bill appears in deeper trouble following new CBO reportWashington PostFormer CBO director Doug Holtz-Eakin, a Republican who is now president of the American Action Forum, said the report draws basically the same conclusions as the budget office's earlier analysis of the House measure. He predicted that GOP senators are …Senate Health…

WLS-TV Operation Santa begins at Chicago's Old Main Post OfficeWLS-TVThe big man in red stopped by the Old Main Post Office downtown on Wednesday to kick off Operation Santa. Anybody can stop by between now and Christmas Eve to select and fulfill letters addressed to Santa at the North Pole. The post office says there…

Crain’s Chicago Business Old Main Post Office Auction Delayed?WGNtv.comCHICAGO – A Cook County Judge may postpone the auction for Chicago's Old Main Post Office. The massive building at 433 West Van Buren is scheduled to go up …Old Post Office auction this week – 'big animal to tackle'Crain’s Chicago BusinessWanna buy the Old Post Office?ChicagoNowall…

89.3 KPCC (Not) going postal: Postal workers face an uncertain future in the digital age89.3 KPCCThe post office used to be a great place to work: high pay, full benefits and — most importantly — job security. But that was before a cascade of announcements that the U.S. Postal Service plans to cut costs by…