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Postal Service Stamps Celebrate American Muscle Cars
KickingTiresAmerica's romance with classic muscle cars is rooted in a desire to push the envelope. With the U.S. Postal Service's new "Muscle Cars (Forever)" stamp series ??? on sale now ??? people can celebrate that nostalgic notion on an envelope.......Tags: Auto Racing, NASCAR, Services and Shopping, Richard Petty, Vehicles
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Have Civil War documents? Get them scanned in Gloucester
Who's on Team Gloucester?Representatives from the Library of Virginia will be in Gloucester on Dec. 11 to scan Civil War-era documents. Of particular interest are documents from 1859-67 that reflect social, political, military, business and religious life in Virginia during the...Tags: American Civil War (1861-1865), Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Dollar General Corporation, Gloucester County
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So many outrages, it's no wonder people have taken to streets
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsIt seems every time I go to the mailbox, I find something that makes my blood boil. My bank, my phone company, my electric company ??? they're all sending me bad tidings. So the prospect of the cash-strapped U.S. Postal......Tags: FPL Group, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Consumers
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Postal Service Stamp Celebrates Indy 500
KickingTiresMay 30 marks the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500, and in honor of the milestone, the U.S. Postal Service has issued 50 million new first-class Forever Stamps. The stamp displays the inaugural winning driver and vehicle ??? Ray Harroun......Tags: Government Postal Delivery, U.S. Senate, Human Interest, Mail Order Industry, Indianapolis 500
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Hatch: House's health care going Postal
The Swampby Mark Silva There's a little joke that Sen. Orrin Hatch likes to tell about the so-called ''public option'' in the health-care legislation that passed the House by a vote of 220-215 over the weekend. "One big joke in Washington......Tags: White House, Don Imus, Politics, Celebrities and Health Issues, U.S. Senate
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Ask Obama: 'Good idea, bad idea'
The Swampby Mark Silva As part of a YouTube special today in which questions were posed to the White House, President Barack Obama was asked to field a miniature lightning round of good ideas and bad ideas -- "ideas for......Tags: Corruption, Dining and Drinking, White House, Hawaii, Travel
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Zap Nabs Contract for USPS Electric Mail Truck
KickingTiresElectric vehicle manufacturer Zap scored a big victory this week by landing the contract to design and build an electric mail truck for the U.S. Postal Service. Zap will convert a standard gas-powered mail truck to a plug-in vehicle and......Tags: Government Postal Delivery, Travel, Jose Serrano, Hybrid Vehicles, Vehicles
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Obama: Hope, change and now 2010
The Swampby Mark Silva Ever since the election of a young president from Hope, Arkansas, the notion of a new generation unbridled by the burdens of the past has carried a certain and powerful political currency. "Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone,'' they......Tags: Elections, Politics, Arkansas, Democratic National Conventions, Republican Party
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When public infrastructure goes private
Consider some of the things that have bound our nation together: Universal postal service at a flat rate, whether you live in Santa Monica or Sitka, Alaska. Interstate highways, built with taxpayer funds and free of tolls. Regulated phone and electric...
Tags: Personal Income, Networking, Tennessee Valley Authority, Satellite and Cable Service, Culture
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Problem Solver: Simple mistake leads to mail mix-up
The mistake was caused by just a click of the computer mouse, but its impact has been long-lasting. It was mid-November and Patrick Barnes' parents were preparing to move from his McHenry house to their new place in Florida. "One of the last things my...
Tags: McHenry, Government Postal Delivery, Nicor Incorporated, Credit and Debt, Lake Mary
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Only Rock and Roll?
Stop Bluffing I see where the Postal Service has decided to hold off cancelling Saturday deliveries. I think they should also call off their seemingly constant threats of doing so. How many times has this happened? Enough is enough. Either put up...Tags: Music, Politics, Wrigley Field, Gun Control, Interior Policy
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The Post Office's salvation can fit on a stamp
In Robert Heinlein's classic novella, "The Man Who Sold the Moon," an entrepreneur raises money for a lunar expedition by warning a soft-drink company that, without its support, he might have to turn to a competitor that will pay him to display its logo...Tags: Food Industry, Abraham Lincoln, Microsoft Corporation, Robert Heinlein, Starbucks Corp.
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