Seeking revenue, post office to deliver more junk mailWorcester TelegramFaced with multibillion-dollar losses and significant declines in first-class mail, the post office is cutting deals with businesses and direct mail marketers to increase the number of sales pitches they send by standard mail, the official term the …and more » More: …

Examiner.com Michael J. Fox gets 'Ellen' support; guitar signed by stars to be sold on eBayExaminer.comMichael J Fox has dealt with Parkinson's for 20 years, but with the entertainer's positive attitude, fans wouldn't even know it. Talking about how lucky he is in life, the entertainer is looking at a …

LOWELL, Ore. (AP) — A post office in the Lane County community of Lowell, Ore., has been hit by a burglary. More: continued here

Feds probe food stamp trade at St. Paul sheltersMinneapolis Star TribuneFederal authorities are investigating a scheme in which they believe a man bought food stamp cards at half their value from homeless-shelter residents in the St. Paul area and redeemed them at local grocery stores. The probe involves about $46,500 …

Post office in Lowell, Ore., burglarizedSan Francisco ChronicleLOWELL, Ore. (AP) — A post office in the Lane County community of Lowell, Ore., has been hit by a burglary. The Register-Guard reports (http://is.gd/Uwd2Yp) that this week's burglary comes less than a month after three other post offices in the county …Lowell …

Fulton Post Office employee keeps going and goingNortheast Mississippi Daily JournalHolley started working as a substitute carrier for the Fulton Post Office in 1977 while a student in college. Like many lifelong careers, Holley's time as a postal employee was supposed to be a stopover to other things. “I was …

The United States Post Office is moving forward with a plan to reduce hours at some rural post offices throughout the country, including five post offices in Lincoln County. More: continued here

Has US economy bottomed out? Census suggests yesHuffington PostMore Americans than ever are turning to food stamps, while residents in housing that is considered "crowded" held steady at 1 percent, tied for the highest since 2003. Taken as a whole, however, analysts say the latest census data provide wide-ranging …and …

EcommerceBytes Marketplace Battle: eCrater Beats Amazon, eBay, Etsy in SpeedEcommerceBytesState it however you wish, Internet users share a desire for instant gratification in the form of swiftly-delivered content. No retailer worth their balance sheets ever wants to risk a customer bailing out of a transaction due to a perception that …

The man who said Jesus inspired him to engage in a Christmas morning crime spree that included torching the Verdi Post Office and committing a drive-by shooting at the Sparks Police Department is going to trial in February. More: continued here