Alaska Dispatch Duck stamp proposal exempting Alaska Natives takes wingAlaska DispatchA bipartisan group of U.S. senators is supporting legislation containing a measure that would increase the cost of duck stamps for all migratory waterfowl hunters except Alaska Native subsistence hunters, who wouldn't have to buy a stamp. That's the … …

Baseball Nation eBay Item of the Day: Yankee Christmas GreetingsBaseball NationeBay Item of the Day: Yankee Christmas Greetings. By Jim Baker on Dec 8, 12:44a +. You don't see a whole lot of baseball team Christmas cards for sale. This Yankee installment from the '90s is one of the very …

Boost for Royal Mail posties in KirrieKirriemuir HeraldBrian Boyd said: “Christmas is the busiest time of year for Royal Mail. Our people really do pull out all the stops throughout the year to ensure mail is delivered quickly, but even more so over the busy festive period. We are grateful …

Strange as it seems, this year's U.S. Senate campaign of wrestling zillionaire Linda McMahon may have been briefly trumped for cynicism if not for unscrupulousness. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail plans to cut compensation limit for 'normal' postTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail is trying to make itself more competitive, profitable and commercial prior to a possible sale or stock market flotation. The group attracted criticism earlier this year by raising the price of first class stamps from 46 pence to …

KOMO News 'I was outraged': Animal mailed to postal office in cardboard carrierKOMO NewsThe post office said its policy doesn't allow mailing dogs or cats. The clerks said they are convinced that the animal inside the box was a rooster, which is legal to put in the mail with special …

Judge orders faster processing of food stamp requestsWaterbury Republican AmericanHARTFORD — A federal judge has ordered the state Department of Social Services to process food stamps in a timely fashion, a week after 125 boxes of unprocessed applications for food stamps were found at the agency. U.S. District Judge Vanessa …

KOMO News Animal mailed to postal office in cardboard carrierKOMO NewsThe Post Office says its policy doesn't allow mailing dogs or cats. The clerks said they are convinced that the animal inside the box was a rooster, which is legal to put in the mail with special handling. The clerks …

Law firm to anchor former downtown post officeKAITThe law firm will begin construction later this month on a 13,000 square-foot office to be located in the former U.S. Postal facility, 310 East St. It expects to move into the new space in August 2013. Ralph Waddell, principal at the law …

Hip-Hop Wired Cory Booker has 'Hunger Pains' on Food Stamps; Strahan Joins CauseEurweb.com*Newark, NJ mayor Cory Booker is in the midst of a self-imposed food stamp challenge inspired by a Twitter debate about the responsibility of government to provide food for its people – and let's just say his stomach …