Starting Sunday, it will cost more to send a letter!First class stamps will now cost 49 cents, a three cent temporary hike. The temporary increase is part of the postal service's effort to recover from severe mail decreases. Those decreases are blamed on the 2008 economic depression. The postal service …

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps — a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients. More: continued here

Opposing Views Reduction in food stamps benefits will put additional strain on soup kitchens …Shreveport TimesMore people are receiving food through northwest Louisiana pantries after federal food stamp benefit cuts that started in November. “The number of individuals receiving food through the pantries we serve increased 23 percent,” said Martha …

Plan to relocate Vallejo post office carries potential $8 million price tagVallejo Times-HeraldOnce the post office finds a new home, the adjacent Vallejo Station Parking Structure's second phase can move forward. The twin multi-story parking garages are part of a long-term strategy to allow the city to eliminate several ground-level …

Soldier fired from post office wins fight over payThe News-PressThe U.S. Postal Service must rehire Sgt. Maj. Richard Erickson, 50, and pay him 14 years of back pay, interest and benefits, according to a Dec. 31 ruling by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board. The board ruled firing Erickson was …

USPS hiking price of stamps againKSLA-TVThe U.S. Postal Service has raised the price of a stamp again, this time from 46 cents to 49 cents. "Hang in there with us, we're continuing to do everything we can to reduce costs," said Monica Minor, the retail manager for the Louisiana district. …

Fox Baltimore First-Class Stamps to Cost 49 Cents as of Jan. 26Fox BaltimoreRegulators on Tuesday, December 24 approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter in an effort to help the Postal Service recover from severe mail decreases …

In exchange for relocating its main Vallejo facility, the U. More: continued here

To send a link to this page to a friend, you must be logged in. But neither option, said Mr Shaw, 35, was financially viable. More: continued here

Ebay Fights Icahn's PayPal Spinoff ProposalFox BusinessEBay Inc is fighting the proposal by activist investor Carl Icahn to spin off PayPal because it views the payments service as crucial to long-term growth prospects of the e-commerce company. The marketplaces business, eBay's biggest, is growing at a … More: continued here