Do You Know Someone on Food Stamps? Is the Program Abused?Millionaire CornerAbout one in seven Americans now receives food subsidies through SNAP, a Department of Agriculture program popularly known as food stamps. A record 46,434,141million Americans participated in SNAP in July 2012, the most recent month reported by the … …

The Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.com Post office employee suffers electric shock, falls 16 feet, taken to hospital …The Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.comThe man was doing maintenance on a heating unit on the roof of the postal service's delivery and distribution center, 1500 N. Elm, said Deputy Director Jon …

USPS adjusts mail delivery after SandyQueens ChronicleAll of the postal branches in the Rockaways have been closed since the storm, according to Maureen Marion, a spokeswoman for the USPS, with the exception of the Main Post Office at 1836 Mott Ave. in Far Rockaway, which was fitted with generators on …

Berkeley Voice community briefsSan Jose Mercury News"At a packed hearing in mid-September, the public was assured that the Postal Service would work with the City of Berkeley to set a date that would allow full community participation," organizers from Save the Berkeley Post Office write. "Instead … More: continued here

Daily Mail Sail of the century: Anne, last of the Dunkirk Little Ships, is put on eBay…Daily MailThe last remaining working Dunkirk Little Ship is being sold on eBay to help raise funds for military charities. Owner Kes Travers restored the historic motor boat, which led the Thames flotilla for …

Belgium is planning to issue Willy Wonka-style postage stamps that taste and smell of chocolate to celebrate the country's national delicacy next year. More: continued here

This is Cornwall Royal Mail says gold postboxes are here to stayThis is CornwallThe decision to keep the postboxes gold marks the first time in Royal Mail's history that it has painted its iconic postboxes a different colour permanently to mark an historic achievement. Moya Greene, chief executive officer, Royal …

As Facebook tops one billion active users per month, experts predict it will increasingly become a fully integrated part of how we do everything from chat to shop. In fact, experts at Booz & Company expect the market for social commerce—a subset of e-commerce that uses social media to buy …

CTV News CFLCFL West semifinal: Stamps will regret starting Drew TateCBC.caThere are some strong reasons why Calgary is favoured by just about everyone to win this thing, however, chiefly that the Stamps won their last four in a row and the Riders lost their last four in a row. That …

fox5sandiego.com 'Meatball' the bear EBay auction to resume, minus lock of hairLos Angeles TimesLions Tigers and Bears sanctuary removed the listing from EBay, but said it plans to relist the auction later Thursday, offering instead a blue paint paw print and the orange ear tag received from game wardens to …