Record number of Hillsborough residents rely on food stampsTbo.comThat same month, 229,276 state residents applied for government aid in the form of food stamps, cash assistance or Medicaid — the third-highest number on record, according to the Department of Children and Families. Hillsborough County recorded 16,186 … More: continued here

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USPS's Q3 losses were surprisingly small. Here's a way to shrink them even more.         More: continued here

A VILLAGE shop owner and sub postmaster is urging locals to support his businesses as he warns that a lack of trade could force him to close within four months. More: continued here

Another influential business group has spoken out about the legal woes faced by Federal Express locally after the Court of Appeals recently voided its permit to operate in the country. More: continued here

Misunderstanding results in many Berkeley post office protesters breaking campContra Costa TimesBERKELEY — Protesters camping on the steps of the Berkeley post office thought police were about to shut them down, so they took down their banners and most folded up their tents after nearly three weeks camping out to …

Rules for food stamps should be changedWatertownDailyTimes.comI think that food stamps are a godsend for people who would otherwise go hungry, but I think that the rules regarding the use of them should be changed. You cannot purchase toilet paper or any personal hygiene products because they are taxable items. …

Future of Post Office Remains UncertainPhilipstown.infoAdjacent to Foodtown, the post office currently rents its space from Dan Katz, owner of the supermarket, under a sublease. However, plans to expand the grocery store into the present post office location has left the Cold Spring Village Board, Planning … More: continued here

More than 100,000 Vermonters, nearly one out of every six residents of the state, receive Food Stamps, a program now called Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). That's nearly double the 2006 number. More: continued here

Raises for higher ed, food stamps for prison guardsTulsa World… an across-the-board raise since 2008 and employees don't enjoy as rich a benefits package as other state employees. But those other state employees haven't had a general pay raise since 2006. And many state correctional officers qualify for food … …