Petal Police Department officers responded to an armed robbery at about 9:30 this morning in the parking lot of the Petal Post Office. More: continued here

The downtown St. Paul post office will be converted in 250 units of market-rate rental housing by veteran St. Paul developer Jim Stolpe stad, an owner of Exeter Realty and the Ironton Asset Fund. More: continued here

Young artists invited to create duck stampsQuad City TimesThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting entries for the 2013 Illinois Junior Duck Stamp Contest. Entries must be postmarked by March 15. The federal Junior Duck Stamp Program blends science and art as children study of waterfowl and habitat … …

Thetribunepapers Food Stamps are a StimulusThetribunepapersA long time Social Service worker made a presentation about Food Stamps. It was for information, not action. Now they actually call the program SNAP. They now give recipients a welfare card loaded with their “benefits” so they won't be embarrassed to … More: continued …

TFLcar.com US Postal Service Gets Street Cred With Muscle Car StampsTFLcar.comYep, you read the headline right. The United States Postal Service may stop doing Saturday delivery service, but they won't allow letters to go without cool stamps on them any longer. You can now have your choice between several different …

We've heard of food stamps for people, but what about food stamps for pets? Providing food for pet owners who can't afford it is the mission of the "Pet Food Stamps" program. More: continued here

Examiner.com Pet Food Stamps?Fenton Tri County TimesAmerica's food stamp epidemic is well documented. At the government level, the focus is obviously on creating programs that help feed humans — but what about pets? What happens to those animals with owners who simply can't afford to pay for expensive …Food stamps …

A St. Paul developer plans to convert the building into rental apartments More: continued here

St. Paul post office to be converted to apartmentsMinneapolis Star TribuneWith apartment vacancy rates at near-record lows, historic buildings like the post office have been prime candidates for conversion into apartments because of the availability of tax credits for historic buildings. The Pillsbury A Mill also along the …St. Paul: …

The Vatican post office Friday issued a set of stamps for use during the "Sede Vacante", or Vacant See, created by the historic resignation of pope Benedict XVI. More: continued here