Champaign fire engines headed for eBayBelleville News DemocratThe city plans to auction three old fire trucks on eBay. The Champaign News-Gazette ( http://bit.ly/XqcEJi) reports that the trucks destined for online auctions include a 50-year-old model that doesn't always start and two 18-year-old trucks with about …and more » More: continued here

The Independent Postmen threaten to ditch half of their deliveries in bid to protect Royal…Daily MailSince 2005, Royal Mail has rapidly lost its key business customers, according to data published last month by postal regulator Ofcom. Just 5.2 per cent of all letters were handled by a rival in 2005. …

Cleveland Foodbank exec Anne Goodman says food stamp growth lagged the …PolitiFactMention food stamps in a mixed political crowd and you'll get a full buffet of opinions — starchy, sugary, wilted and done to a turn — about the people who use them. Exhibit A is the array of reader …

New eBay Product Aims to Harness User Data to Aid Auto MarketersNew York Times (blog)EBay is joining the growing hordes of companies that are offering even more data to advertisers to help them better reach intended customers, in this instance companies that sell cars, trucks, motorcycles and R.V.'s and run …

The company will pair its own information about shopping habits with data about car and truck shoppers from R.L. Polk & Company to help marketers direct their ads more precisely. More: continued here

Debate continues over Post Office facadeRutland HeraldState and federal officials continue to wrangle over the Post Office Annex, but an agreement on the West Street building could be in sight. U.S. Postal Service spokesman Tom Rizzo said Wednesday that a decision on how to proceed with repairs on the … …

Champaign fire engines headed for eBayWREX-TVCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – The city of Champaign is in the market for some new fire trucks and just about anyone could end up with old ones – if they submit the highest bid. The city plans to auction three old fire trucks on eBay. …

Federal court orders Connecticut Department of Social Services to expedite …New Haven RegisterHARTFORD — A federal court Wednesday ordered the state Department of Social Services to process food stamps in a timely fashion, criticizing it for its “persistent systemic failure” to comply with the regulations. The ruling by U.S. District …

The Independent Postal workers could block half of Britain's mail as dispute over monopoly on …The IndependentPostal workers could block the delivery of half the nation's mail in an escalating dispute over the first challenge to the Royal Mail's historic monopoly on home delivery, union leaders are warning tonight. In …

Farm Futures Ag chair says she's open to more food stamp cutsBusinessweekWASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee says she is willing to consider higher cuts to the food stamp program in an effort to include a massive five-year farm bill in negotiations on the so-called …