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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: USA Today, Government Postal Delivery, Vehicles, Richard Petty, Daytona International Speedway
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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: Dollar General Corporation, Gloucester County, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Wars and Interventions, American Civil War (1861-1865)
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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: Consumers, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, FPL Group
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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: Human Interest, Government Postal Delivery, Indianapolis 500, U.S. Senate, Mail Order Industry
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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: National Government, Politics, Health, White House, Orrin Hatch
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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: Hawaii, White House, Insurance, Travel, Corporate Crime
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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: Hybrid Vehicles, Government Postal Delivery, Vehicles, Jose Serrano, Heavy Engineering
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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: Maine, Politics, Philosophy, Democratic Party, Museum of Modern Art
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In search of creative ways to spice up Orlando Magic games
"Wanted: Single man, not over 25 years, to drive automobile in head-on collision with another car at the Albion Fairgrounds in connection with the Congress of Daredevils on August 19. Must crash with another car at 40 mph and give unconditional release in...Tags: Super Bowl, New England Patriots, Amway Center, Transportation Accidents, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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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: Media Industry, Government Postal Delivery, Google Inc., Culture, Business Enterprises
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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: Nicor Incorporated, People (magazine), McHenry, Government Postal Delivery, Jon Yates
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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: Wrigley Field, Music, Politics, Entertainment, Same-Sex Marriage
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