By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers are preparing for a second run at writing the new U.S. farm law that ended in a stalemate in 2012, and the biggest obstacle is not likely to be soil conservation or crop subsidies, but the billions spent mostly in cities and towns. …

KUTV Dan Sheldon (blog) 81% on Food Stamps in Polygamous Colorado CityKUTV Dan Sheldon (blog)On the Arizona side, the most current food stamp information available for Colorado City is from February of this year. It indicates 3,928 recipients of what Arizona calls “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance,” according to the AZ Department …

9 Investigates report prompts state senator to push for food stamp fraud changesWFTV OrlandoDiane Oliver relies on food stamps to feed her family but said she has watched people in her Parramore neighborhood sell their food stamp cards for cash. “They are beating the system,” Oliver said. “They are letting …

West Seattle Blog (blog) Pickup truck crashes into Westwood Village post officeWest Seattle Blog (blog)1:57 PM: Big “heavy rescue” callout right now in the 2700 block of SW Trenton, and a texter (thank you!) tells us it's a crash at the Westwood Village post office. (added) We've just arrived at …

Brian Cannell dropped off his mortgage payment Wednesday night into the big blue mailbox outside the post office on Kearney Avenue in Modesto. More: continued here

KMOV.com More Indictments in eBay, Sam's Club Scam InvestigationPatch.comAs previously reported by Kirkwood Patch, one person was indicted in February for selling stolen items on eBay. Thursday, the U.S. Attorney's Office of Eastern Missouri said two more people have been indicted in the case. They face up to five years …

Post office temporarily suspends delivery after Pennsylvania drug dealFox NewsHERMITAGE, Pa. – The U.S. Postal Service has temporarily suspended delivery to a western Pennsylvania apartment complex after a carrier walked in on a drug deal. Postal spokesman Tad Kelley tells The (Sharon) Herald that delivery to the 200-unit …and more » …

The post office in Lake Waccamaw is changing its hours and will be completely closed on the weekends. More: continued here

HERMITAGE, Pa. – The U.S. Postal Service has temporarily suspended delivery to a western Pennsylvania apartment complex after a carrier walked in on a drug deal. More: continued here

Northern New York man pedals to visit post officesCNYcentral.comThe Adirondack Daily Enterprisereports that 67-year-old Floyd Lampart of Lake Clear left his home outside Saranac Lake on April 4 and rode to Lubec, Maine, home to the easternmost post office in the nation. He then headed south, and arrived at the …