Detroit Metro Times (blog) City Slang: eBay takes down Vile's CriscoDetroit Metro Times (blog)No explanation was given although there has to be a legitimate complaint for Ebay to close an auction. Ebay stated on the auction page that the closing was due to a “Keyword” issue but offered no more …

Fernandina Beach post office closure delayedActionNewsJax.comAction News found out the commission wants to shutter the post office because of the price tag to bring the 1912 building up to code. According to a recent report, the price to update the Centre Street location would cost taxpayers some $3 million. More: …

WKYC-TV Cut in food stamps looms for Pa. residentsCumberland Times-NewsFive of nine rural counties surveyed had food stamp participation rates equal to or higher than the statewide average, government data show. In Lawrence and Mercer counties, more than 1 in 6 people get food stamps. In Cambria County, more than …

Olivia Stamps of Batesburg was just 2 years old when she was diagnosed with a neuromuscular condition that caused her to walk on her tip-toes, making it difficult for her to run and play and creating the potential for further complications down the road. More: continued here

A new set of 12 stamps pays tribute to the nation's industrial laborers, mostly featuring iconic photographs by Lewis Wickes Hine. More: continued here

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — The historic Fernandina Beach post office will now operate until at least Sept. 10 because of appeals filed to the Postal Regulatory Commission, according to postal… More: continued here

I know everyone is exhausted from keeping up with the latest in the baseball career of Alex Rodriguez, but let's tackle the money-losing Postal Service, people! More: continued here

KSTP.com Widow Raises Questions After Husband Was Run Over at WorkKSTP.comIt's been almost two months since long-time postal worker, Leo Brandt, was killed while at work. He was hit by a mail truck in the parking lot of the Brooklyn Center Post Office. His widow wonders if his death was …

More farmers markets will accept food stamps in Pittsburgh neighborhoodsTribune-ReviewJust Harvest started its Fresh Access program in May, allowing people to use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits — or food stamps— at Citiparks farmers markets in East Liberty and the North Side. Beginning next week, the program will … More: …

Planned redevelopment of Mount Pleasant site into flats triggers calls for sale profits to be reinvested into postal firm Royal Mail plans to sell off half its flagship sorting office in central London with the transformation of the five-hectare (12-acre) site into flats, netting the postal service up to £1bn. …