Record High Enrollment for Food Stamps: 46681833 MillionThe Weekly Standard (blog)Food stamps enrollment has hit a new record high. 46,681,833 million are now enrolled in the social welfare program, according to the United States Department of Agriculture, the federal department that runs the program. Here's a chart from the …Stimulus: …

Something Different: 2012 Christmas Stamp Depicts Flight Into EgyptPatheos (blog)For fifty years, the U.S. Postal Service has issued a special stamp at Christmastime in recognition of the season. The traditional religious stamp has typically featured a medieval painting of Madonna and Child; but this year, the artists have chosen … …

EBay Q3 Results Expected To Meet Or BeatInvestor’s Business DailyJPMorgan analyst Doug Anmuth said in a research note Friday that eBay's platform improvements in search are driving "solid" Q3 results in its Marketplace segment, which includes its core auctions business. He also expects the PayPal payments unit to … More: …

Johnny Williams, a concerned citizen, visited the City of Albany commission meeting to urge them to save the downtown post office. More: continued here

Residents to hear postal planAlbert Lea TribuneArea post offices may soon be affected by a new plan from the United States Postal Service. Community meetings have already started being held to explain something the Postal Service is calling the Post Plan. The process will end in September 2014 and … …

This is North Devon Car and Royal Mail van crash in Lower LoxhoreThis is North DevonAn elderly man had to be treated for minor injuries after his car was involved in a collision with a Royal Mail post van near Barnstaple at lunchtime today. The man, who police believe is …

The United States Postal Service, struggling under oceans of red ink, recently announced that the old main Post Office on Broad Avenue and Jefferson Street would close when its lease expires, soon. More: continued here

Daily Mail SOLD! Jug of McJordan BBQ sauce bought by anonymous Chicago buyer for …New York Daily NewsIt's no bull — a jug of expired barbeque sauce meant to top the a 20 year-old McDonald's McJordan Burger has sold for $9,995 on eBay. The McJordan sandwich wasn't just special because …

Commissioners, citizens fight for D'town POWALB-TVThe United States Postal Service, struggling under oceans of red ink, recently announced that the old main Post OfficeMore >>. The United States Postal Service, struggling under oceans of red ink, recently announced that the old main Post Office on …and more » More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service is seeking community input on whether to limit the hours of the Cummaquid Post Office or to shut it down and go to rural delivery. More: continued here