Food Stamp Bashing, Race, and the Bi-Partisan Attack on the Safety-NetThe IndypendentIt's at first a little perplexing why Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are the only ones to talk explicitly about poverty in recent debates. The two of them mentioned poverty and low-income and poor people about 18 times in …

Los Angeles Jefferson started the year 0-3, but the Democrats have won five consecutive games behind running back Marcus Stamps and will play Fremont on Friday night for the Southern League championship at Angelou High School. Stamps, who is committed… More: continued here

Workshop highlights post officeCambridge TimesAs the ink dries on the city's deal to purchase the Galt Post Office, Heritage Cambridge is hosting a workshop Saturday which focuses on architecture and the landmark post office. Working with Marc Boileau, author of Towers of Time, which features the … More: continued here

A bomb threat written on a counter at the post office – which prompted authorities to evacuate the building, close nearby streets and call in a bomb-search team — turned out to be a false alarm, police said. More: continued here

Kirkland Fire and Police responded to a report of a suspicious package at the Kirkland Post Office Monday morning. More: continued here

Kirkland Views It was hissing and gassy …The Seattle Times (blog)You do have to be careful with suspicious packages, so when the Kirkland and Bellevue fire departments responded to the hazardous materials call, they evacuated the post office and a nearby apartment complex as a precaution. All roads leading to …

The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee in cooperation with "Publishing and Trading Center "Marka" and "Russian Post" has staged a commemorative ceremony marking the cancellation of stamps of the series "The XXII Olympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Olympic winter sports". … More: continued here

As more shoppers shift their spending online, FedEx is expecting to see a record volume of shipments over the holiday season. More: continued here

What historic events will be emblazoned on the postage stamps of the future? For starters, catastrophic climate events, stratospheric skyscrapers, and sentient robots. Click on the image for a closer look at one such precious collection. More: continued here

FedEx Corp. said Monday it will hire 20,000 seasonal employees to work on holiday shipping that is expected to jump 13% from last year. More: continued here