Stamp of approval: Through postage, Bowie resident keeps pieces of historyGazette.Net: Maryland Community News OnlineAfter all, his stamp selection could mean the difference between someone casually looking at a butterfly nestled on the top right corner of an envelope or being inspired by a Harry Potter adornment to become as …

Acrimony over a new farm bill in Congress is mirrored by the conflicting views in the Mississippi Delta about cutting food stamps and overhauling the farm subsidy program. More: continued here

Kim Kardashian is fighting back against haters who criticize her charitable ways. The E! star, who recently donated 10 percent of the proceeds she made in an online eBay auction to help… More: continued here

Royal Mail's'landmark' workers' agreementBelfast TelegraphRoyal Mail has committed not to introduce zero hours contracts, will deliver future changes without compulsory redundancies, will make higher contributions to the pension scheme and will not undertake any additional franchising or out-sourcing. CWU … More: continued here

Royal Mail to phase out bikes in 2014road.ccIt seems the issue is twofold: the Royal Mail now delivers a far greater volume of parcels than in the past, thanks to online shopping, and the previous system of bikes and vans involved bag drops on the postman's route, which raises concerns …

Gravois Mills, Laurie post offices to close retail lobbies early Christmas Eve …Lakenewsonline.comRevised hours will be posted at each Post Office, however the Gravois Mills Post Office and the Laurie CPU located at Bryant's Osage Outdoors will close at noon on Christmas Eve and 2 p.m. on New Year's Eve. …

'I Trade My Food Stamps For Cash To Buy Beer, Vodka And Cigarettes"Fox News (blog)There are innumerable beach towns in the United States. Many are home to iconic sites that make them notable: the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Jersey Shore Boardwalk, Coney Island 'Cyclone' and Santa Monica Pier just to name …

GoLocalProv Rob Horowitz: Food Stamps Are the Wrong Political FootballGoLocalProvIt is the case, as Republicans point out, that food stamp usage has increased with nearly 50 million Americans now receiving SNAP assistance, including 17% of Rhode Island and 13% of Massachusetts residents. The program now costs more than $70 billion …Opinion: …

RESIDENTS have welcomed a decision which will safeguard Post Office services in their village. More: continued here

eBay's No-Poach Deals Called bad for BusinessCourthouse News ServiceSAN FRANCISCO (CN) – California fired back at eBay's motion to dismiss the state's antitrust claims over an alleged "handshake" agreement with Intuit not to recruit one another's employees, saying the online auction house's refusal "to even admit its … More: continued here