Farm bill cuts food stamps, despite elevated demand in recent yearswitf.org(Harrisburg) — President Obama recently signed a five-year version of the farm bill that cuts food stamp funding by $9 billion over the next ten years. But outside the debate over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, demand for food across …

JamBase Stamps to Feature '60s Music IconsKFBKJanis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix could be featured on upcoming postage stamps. The Washington Post has obtained a recent list of approved subjects for stamps over the next few years, and the '60s music icons are in the 2014 "Collectible" list with their …Report …

Cricket Australia says it will investigate eBay baggy green capsSydney Morning HeraldThe baggy green cap was described by a Cricket Australia spokesman as ''iconic'' and he warned the organisation would not look favourably upon items described as ''authentic'' by an Indian company that had been an eBay member since September …

Brisbane Times Piece of Queensland maritime history saved from eBay saleBrisbane TimesA century-old piece of Queensland maritime history has been rescued and returned to its rightful owners – just before it could be snapped up on eBay. A weathered, solid brass porthole from the sailing ship Lady Bowen, which sunk …

Glenwood students start their own post officeOpelika Auburn NewsThe 11 members of the Gator Mail Post Office staff began delivering mail in mid-January. Each has a separate job, from facers, who face the letters in the same direction, to cancellers, who mark a stamp so it can't be used again. …

Royal Mail has managed to beat its targets for delivering first class letters and parcels on time across Shropshire so far this year, new figures have revealed. More: continued here

Bill would name NY post office for fallen soldierWashington TimesKirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Chris Collins have introduced legislation to name a western New York post office after a soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. Sgt. Brett Gornewicz, who died in 2012, was a native of Alden, 20 miles …

Royal Mail has managed to beat its targets for delivering first class letters and parcels on time across Shropshire so far this year, new figures have revealed. More: continued here

Royal Mail suspends Access price changes pending Ofcom probePost and ParcelRoyal Mail has insisted the changes it has proposed merely respond to market trends. But, it does come hand-in-hand with the growing competition in last-mile mail delivery provided by TNT Post UK, which began trials delivering mail to the door …

Royal Mail has licked its delivery targets in Shropshireshropshirestar.comRoyal Mail has licked its delivery targets in Shropshire. Royal Mail has managed to beat its targets for delivering first class letters and parcels on time across Shropshire so far this year, new figures have revealed. Tweet. In both the SY and …