Police, Fire respond to call of powdery substance found at McAlester Post Office.Mcalester News CapitalMcALESTER — A woman with a PO Box at the McAlester Post Office received a scare Sunday morning when she found an unmarked package with an unidentified white powdery substance inside, according to police. Details were …

Brockport, NY –  A post office in Brockport will be named after a soldier killed in combat in Afghanistan. Army Staff Sergeant Nicholas Reid, 26, was injured by an Improvised Explosive Device onDecember 9, 2012. Staff Sergeant Reid died at a hospital in Germany on December 13. … More: continued …

Stamps.com Buys ShipStationRTT NewsStamps.com® Inc. (STMP: Quote) said Monday that it has bought ShipStation®, based in Austin, Texas, which offers monthly subscription based e-commerce shipping software mainly under the brand names ShipStation® and Auctane®, for up-front …Stamps.com Acquires E-Commerce Software Company ShipStationEIN News (press release)Stamps.com Inc. (STMP) acquires e-commerce software company …

I got my Master's, couldn't find a job and lived on food stamps. Now stop …The GuardianThe dialogue regarding food stamps and other assistance programs often centers on how to sort the "deserving poor" from those supposedly lazy, entitled slackers known as the "undeserving poor" – and what stringent requirements …

Corning post office to be named for Ryan JayneElmira Star-Gazette“We honor and remember Spc. Jayne for his sacrifice and the sacrifice of his family – actions of heroism that we will never forget. Naming the post office in Corning after Specialist Jayne is the least we can do to honor …

Coralville post office almost completed; Iowa City lease not finalizedIowa City Press CitizenWork to transition Coralville's post office carrier annex into a full-fledged retail center is underway and nearing a July completion date, while leasing agreements for Iowa City's future post office have stalled somewhat. Iowa City and Coralville …and …

The Economist (blog) Why rare stamps have become so valuableThe Economist (blog)ON JUNE 17th the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta stamp, the only surviving example of a penny issue printed in the South American British colony in 1856, will go under the hammer at Sotheby's, a large auction house, in New …

A FORMER Queensland couple love the West Coast's friendly people and cooler weather. Max Stitcher and Jacquie Wood have run Strahan's post office for about a year after moving from hot and humid Brisbane. More: continued here

Stamps.com® , the leading provider of USPS postage online to over 500,000 customers, today announced the acquisition of ShipStation®, based in Austin, Texas, which offers monthly subscription based e-commerce … More: continued here

eBay Inc. (EBAY) recently acquired machine translation technology and talent from AppTek as a part of its efforts to pursue its cross-border strategy. More: continued here