Ballots held up at post office for New Baltimore, Chesterfield Township residentsNew Baltimore Voice NewspapersThe first batch of absentee ballots sent out by two local clerks offices were not received by the requesting voters in the timely fashion most are accustomed to. Instead, it has been reported residents in New …

eBay Sheltered From Troubled Tech WatersE-Commerce TimeseBay is firing on most cylinders — a pleasant departure from the misfiring of IBM, Intel, Google and other tech firms in the latest quarter. Better yet, the next quarter looks bright. Consumers are still feeling cautious about spending, and online … More: continued …

The Guardian OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS : Public Sector Finances, September 20124-tradersComparisons between public sector net investment and net borrowing for the April to September period are affected by the £28 billion transfer received by government from the assets of the Royal Mail Pension Plan in April 2012. This transfer …

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Staff members of the Post and Telecommunication Department are this morning on edge after receiving reports that another employee has gone missing. More: continued here

eBay turned in a better-than-expected profit for its third quarter — bucking the tide of less-than-stellar financial reports coming from other tech firms this week. eBay reported revenue of $3.4 billion, a 15 percent increase over the same period in 2011. The company's revenue was only a tad lower than …

EBay Set for Sustained UpsideBarron’sOn Wednesday night, eBay (ticker: EBAY) reported third-quarter results, meeting on most metrics, while beating with non-GAAP earnings per share of 55 cents, a penny ahead of consensus and two cents ahead of us. Although the company's revenue of $3.4 … More: continued here

Examiner.com Report: Thousands of dead people receiving food stampsExaminer.comAccording to a report released by Senator James Coburn (R-OK), approximately 2,000 dead people in New York and Massachusetts are receiving food stamps, CNS News reported Thursday. "The USDA Inspector General found roughly 2,000 dead people … More: continued here

Cambridge News First Class: A History of Britain in 36 Postage StampsCambridge NewsWhen stamp-mad schoolboy Chris West had part of his collection stolen, he put his album in the attic and forgot all about it. Decades later, he decided to replace the missing stamps– and the project blossomed into an …

Food Stamp Bashing, Race, and the Bi-Partisan Attack on the Safety-NetColorLines magazineIt's not by accident that food stamps and the safety-net have been stigmatized and made into a racial issue. Let's recall for a moment the Republican primary, when Newt Gingrich told an audience in New Hampshire, “If the NAACP …

Survey: 41% approval for Royal Mail complaints processPost and ParcelIt said only 41% of those surveyed about Royal Mail were satisfied with their complaints experience, compared to 65% for legal services, 47% for water services, and 41% for energy services. Telecoms companies were judged the worst performers in the … …