South Carolina's public health chief says further restricting what people can buy with food stamps might be a way to cut down on the state's obesity problem. More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service announced today that it would stop delivering mail on Saturdays in an effort to save $2 billion per year and shore up its finances. Politically speaking, this is a bold move. In the past, Congress has expressly forbidden USPS from cutting back delivery to five days …

WASHINGTON (AP) – The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service says it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to deliver packages six days a week under a plan aimed at saving about $2 billion a year. More: continued here

Post office hours cut at Ft. Thompson, PukwanaChamberlain Oacoma SunPost office hours at Fort Thompson and Pukwana will be changing, though officials with the U.S. Postal Service do not know when the offices' hours will take affect. The Fort Thompson and Pukwana post offices are two of the eight area …

Reuters Blogs (blog) The Post Office gets tough with CongressReuters Blogs (blog)The latest move from the Post Office is a bold one: to abolish Saturday delivery unilaterally, starting August 1. This is a bit like Citicorp announcing that it was merging with Travelers: it's illegal, but that's not going to …

Stamps.com® , the leading provider of USPS® postage online and shipping software to over 400,000 customers, today announced an invitation to join the Stamps.com Fourth Quarter 2012 Financial Results Conference … More: continued here

Mid-Morning Market Update: Post Office to Stop Saturday Deliveries, Boise …BenzingaMaking headlines Wednesday morning was the US Postal Service's decision to discontinue its Saturday service in August of this year. The decision will have wide ranging effects, hurting companies that rely on daily delivery such as Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX … …

Baileyton post office adjusting hoursCullman Times OnlineOn the list was keeping the Post Office open with realigned weekday window services, roadside mailbox delivery, outsource the operations to a village post office, such as a local retailer, library, or town hall, or be provided P.O. Box services via … More: continued …

Post office to end Saturday deliveryRussellville CourierThe post office's losses have continued to widen and are estimated at $25 million a day. Mail volume is down 26 percent from its 2006 peak. To pay bills and keep the mail moving, the postal service has had to skip $11.1 billion of …

Stamps.com Fourth Quarter 2012 Financial Results Call InvitationMarketwire (press release)LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – Feb 6, 2013) – Stamps.com® ( NASDAQ : STMP), the leading provider of USPS® postage online and shipping software to over 400,000 customers, today announced an invitation to join the Stamps.com Fourth Quarter 2012 …and more » More: …