Drop in Food Stamp Enrollment Picks Up SteamWall Street Journal (blog)The number of Americans receiving food stamps is now falling at a faster clip, with more than 1.2 million people moving out of the program between October and February, according to federal data. As of February, the most recent data …

The proportion of Vernon Parish residents receiving food stamps hit 13.0 percent in 2011, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Services. That's an increase of two percentage points since 2007, the year the recession started. More: continued here

London, May 14 (IANS) Britain's Royal Mail has apologised to an Indian-origin man for racist abuse against him by an employee. The man, who has been asked to remain anonymous for fear of further attacks, was walking along a street in Bangor town in Northern Ireland Friday afternoon when a …

L'burg Post Office Collects 1.5 Tons Of Food DonationsEagle 99.3 FM WSCHThe donations gathered by the Lawrenceburg post office will be delivered to four area food pantries: St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry in Lawrenceburg, The Dearborn County Clearinghouse, First Baptist Church of Greendale, and North Dearborn Food Pantry. More: continued …

Use of Food Stamps Rises in Barton CountyGreat Bend TribuneThe use of food stamps in Barton County increased during the recession, assisting families in stretching their food dollars, contributing to local spending and helping spark a national debate about the future of the federal nutrition program. The …and more » More: …

A FedEx truck pulling three trailers overturned Tuesday on U.S. 6 in Carbon County, touching off two crashes that involved… More: continued here

Use of food stamps rises in Flathead CountyFlathead Publishing GroupThe proportion of Flathead County residents receiving food stamps hit 14.1 percent in 2011, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services. That's an increase of 8 percentage points since 2007, the year the recession started.Use of food …

Mail mystery: Muskegon post office looking for family to open World War II-era …The Muskegon ChronicleThe letter was originally addressed to a "Mr. and Mrs. Sensabaugh" at a Washington Avenue home in Muskegon that's now empty, and bore an initial postmark from a 1945 Army Post Office. The return address …

The U.S. Postal Service has targeted the Tatamy Post Office for possible closure. More: continued here

eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) is bucking the broad-market trend lower this morning, up 0.6% at $51.90, after Jana Partners LLC said it bought 3.9 million shares of the e-commerce concern. … ( Read More ) More: continued here