NBC 7 San Diego Editorial: Military spending and food stampsThe RecorderDoing so, he would realize that veterans and their families aren't immune to requiring the assistance of food stamps, now known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). According to analysis from the Center on Budget Policy and Policy …Douglas Cohn: Balancing …

Agent says alleged gunrunner used Granite State post officeThe Union LeaderBRENTWOOD — A Hampton man charged with illegally selling firearms through an underground Internet marketplace allegedly brokered his first transaction with an undercover federal agent by sending a firearm from the New Castle post office to a location … More: continued …

The Times (subscription) Royal Mail puts up price of stampsThe Times (subscription)Consumers and MPs reacted with anger as Royal Mail slapped an inflation-busting increase on the price of stamps, less than five months after the company was sold to private investors. The price of a first-class stamp went up 2p …

Hightower: Don't close our post offices — put them to workLubbockOnline.comBelieve it or not, though, one organization still stands as a bulwark of middle-class employment: the post office. Yet, incredibly, those now in charge of this venerable American institution have gone Wal-Mart on the workers, turning postal positions … More: …

iPad Mini with Flappy Bird sells for $8K on eBay amid listing takedownsVentureBeatAlas, since none of the plethora of techie tools in my possession seem to have the Flappy Birds app loaded, I've been consigned to watch the melee unfold over the eBay sales of flappy happy devices instead of …

Scandal-Ridden SAC Capital Sells Micron, eBay, and NokiaMotley FoolThe latest 13F season has arrived, when many money managers issue required reports on their holdings. It can be worthwhile to pay attention, as you might get an investment idea or two by seeing what some major investors have been buying and …

Bellingham Herald Car crashes into Bellingham post office, closes one entranceBellingham HeraldFacebook Twitter Google Plus Reddit E-mail Print. Post Office damage. Yellow tape marks off a damaged area of the lobby as James Lomasney waits to use the self service kiosk in the U.S. Post Office on Prospect St. on …

Dedication of restored Blue Gap Post Office happens Saturday at 2:30 p.m. More: continued here

Philly.com Dealing with food stamp cut is no SNAPPhilly.comThe daily and sometimes painful choices made by parents in the food-stamp program like Gaines-Turner – who said that she or her husband might skip a meal late in the month to make sure the children have enough – are the mosaic …

Our friends at The Town of York Historical Society are throwing a 180th birthday party for Toronto (and along the way raising some needed cash for Toronto’s First Post Office). WHO: The Town of York Historical Society WHAT: “Soldiers of Song,” a tribute to The Dumbells (purchase tickets here) WHERE: …