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...marked with a conference on the impact of the plan, sponsored by the Center for European Studies (CES) and the Kennedy School of Government (KSG). The unveiling of a U.S. Postal stamp took center stage at noon...
...University Marshal and historian Richard M. Hunt joined Einar V. Dyhrkopp, a presidentially-appointed member of the U.S. Postal Service's Board of Governors, in conducting the national stamp dedication ceremony...
There is a truly new etiquette rule on the books, especially for mobile phones, although even it has a historic precedent. In the old postal system, which charged the recipient rather than the sender, the polite letter writer was supposed to be reasonably sure the communication would be welcome and to compress the missive so as to keep the cost down. Now the polite telephoner is obligated to restrict the number and length of calls to mobile users, knowing the recipient incurs costs...
Sooner or later, most icons turn up on postage stamps. The Palestinian Authority, seeking a symbol of sovereignty, put Yasser Arafat's hirsute face on a series of stamps. Meanwhile, the U.S. Postal Service, eager to display American culture, put Mr. Bugs Bunny on a new stamp this week. That's all, folks...
...political views -- on foreign aid ("We don't want any, thank you") and crime ("Take it off the streets and put it back in the home where it started") -- often took the edge off in the final days of hard-fought elections. If elected, he promised to improve the Postal Service: "I can lose your mail for half that much." After successfully beating colon cancer in 1995, Paulsen saw the end of the campaign trail looming when he learned last November that he was suffering from brain cancer...