Feds: CT post office official admits 'multifaceted' $1 million-plus schemeShelton HeraldA U.S. Postal Service facilities director in Connecticut has admitted he took bribes, committed fraud and falsified tax returns in a scheme that involved inflating construction costs and setting up a company to receive contracts. Federal officials said …Cheshire Man …

Business Insider Man Tries To Sell His Girlfriend On eBay And Is Surprised When People Actually …Business InsiderWhat started out as a joke turned into something entirely different after UK resident Shaun Coles listed his long-time girlfriend Debbie Moran for sale on eBay and people actually bid on her. The …

In Brunswick, fewer options for food stamp usersFrederick News Post (subscription)Now Garrott and others who rely on food stamps must compete for staples. Rite Aid and Family Dollar are located beside each other in Brunswick Shopping Center, off Souder Road. At Rite Aid, a gallon of 2-percent milk cost $3.99 …

Responding to concerns, modified proposals to relocate the city's downtown post office and institute a citywide no camping ordinance will be back Tuesday night before the Vallejo City Council. More: continued here

Farm Bill a Boon to Agriculture, a Bust for Food StampsSanta Barbara IndependentLast November, all 17,000 households (30,000 individuals) on food stamps in the county — 60 percent are children — received $18 less each month because the 2008 federal stimulus package ended. The average Santa Barbara household receives $336 … …

WASHINGTON — The Postal Service lost $354 million over the last three months, and officials warned that mounting losses could lead to cash flow problems for the rest of the year, the agency said Friday. More: continued here

New York Daily News Unemployment benefits and food stamp cuts cripple poorNew York Daily NewsAnd on Friday, President Obama signed legislation that will cost Buitrago – and more than 325,000 other New Yorkers – an average of $1,180 a year in food stamps. "I've had to ask for money from …

SunHerald.com Democrats Support Letting Post Office Become Banker for PoorNewsmax.comThe white paper released by the Office of the Inspector General projects that the post office could bring in $8.9 billion per year by providing "non-bank financial services" to people who don't have bank accounts and resort to using payday loan …

Confirmation of 30th Anniversary Generations Jetfire via eBay?seibertron.comThe listing has since been removed, but earlier this evening, we got a little sneak peek at the 30th Anniversary Jetfire figure via an eBay auction. Interestingly, the auction stated that the item was not for sale, but listed a price of $5,000.00. …

Among its many stamps, the Postal Service has a series called “Made in America, Building a Nation.” The strip of “forever” stamps is a collection of iconic photographs of 20th-century… More: continued here