Liberal California stingiest state with food stamps, study findsPress HeraldRick Perry ultimately got rid of the policy, Texas — always seeking to whittle down "big government" — remains one of the most effective states at keeping its poor out of the giant federal food stamp program. But it is not …

America's Post Office: Not As Doomed As You ThinkDailyFinanceExperts were saying that unless something was done, the Post Office could be losing money at the rate of $20 billion a year by 2015. The USPS was, in short, barreling down the highway to bankruptcy, and about to crash right into …

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Former Kansas State golfer Robert Streb came up one shot short Sunday of qualifying for the FedEx Cup playoffs and guaranteeing himself a full-time job on the PGA Tour next season. Starting the weekend No. More: continued here

Boston Herald 'Bulger wiretap' electronics on eBayBoston HeraldA Connecticut history buff is selling a pile of electronic stuff on eBay that he claims was the surveillance equipment used “to tap phone conversations” and gather evidence against convicted mob killer James “Whitey” Bulger while he was on the lam …and more » …

Why Buy It Now Can Help When Selling On eBayLifehacker AustraliaAfter cleaning a few things out of my house, I learned something new about eBay's Buy It Now option: on most items, it disappears after someone makes a bid. That means you're better off listing something with Buy It Now …

LOOKING BACK: Cochrane House to Post OfficeTuscaloosa News (subscription)Fifty years ago this week, the antebellum Cochrane House at 1308 21st Avenue was being razed to make room for a new Tuscaloosa Post Office. The new post office, expected to cost between $350,000 and $400,000, would be located on the block …

Berkeleyside Protester at post office camp-in stabbed in thighBerkeleysideWhen a woman from the Berkeley Post Office Defense group asked to borrow the phone, Scott allegedly slapped her, according to the press release. He was agitated and expressed a desire to return to the tents. (Capt. Upson said Scott may have …

Town Hall A South Pole Elf Gets Hot About Global WarmingTown HallThen I guess the Post Office is the only private organization that has it's own police force with federal policing powers, huh? It's called the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and it bills itself as the “Federal law enforcement and …

The low morale of the Royal Mail workforce has been laid bare by an internal report which reveals just 28pc of the staff have confidence in the decisions of the senior management team led by chief exec … More: continued here

World Socialist Web Site Feds: More Americans selling their food stamps for cashFox NewsThe percentage of Americans selling their food stamps back to stores for cash has increased by 30 percent over the past several years, according to a new Agriculture Department study. The study on food stamps trafficking — …