A post box, cars, and a road sign have all been spray painted gold in Rayners Lane in an apparent copycat of Royal Mail’s Olympic Team GB gold medal celebrations. More: continued here

Food-stamp recipients make easy prey for greedy polsThe TennesseanOne of the more sobering aspects of our nation's crippling polarization is that issues on which Americans found consensus in the past have become fodder for political partisanship. Fodder, indeed — these well-stocked politicians are tampering with …Change needed for food stampsThe …

Post box sprayed gold in Royal Mail Olympic copycat vandalism in HarrowHarrow TimesAnd the post box, near the junction with Alexandra Avenue, was given a lick of gold paint in an apparent copy of Royal Mail's work to recognise British Olympic champions' achievements by painting hometown post boxes gold. It …

Fury after recorded mail goes missingSunday SunIn his complaint to the Royal Mail, he said: “I want to know where my letters are, I want a reply to my complaint, I want compensation for my time and expenses, I want the recorded delivery fit for purpose and not the shambles …

Two men, one armed with a gun, robbed a More: continued here

People who object to the closure of the post office at the Co-op store in Larkman Lane held ‘save our post office’ banners outside the store yesterday. More: continued here

Norfolk Eastern Daily Press Protesters appeal for Norwich post office to be savedNorwich Evening NewsHowever, Post Office Ltd is asking the potential postmaster to pay up to £44,000 in start-up costs, and as the postmaster would just be working on commission, the start-up fee would prevent him from taking on …

Food stamp users on the riseWaterbury Republican AmericanFrom Litchfield County south through Greater Waterbury, Canaan is the only community in the region to see a drop in the number of individuals receiving food stamps, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, from 2009 … More: continued here

Post office, a Sweet Home stapleVictoria Advocate“The post office here in Sweet Home is kind of the mainstay in the community. It's kind of a gathering place,” the postmaster, Donald McAfee said one afternoon in the one-room building. “People will be standing outside an hour from now, talking to each …

24 Hours Vancouver Stamps deliver in Regina to add to Roughriders' woesCalgary Herald (blog)But in the big picture, the Stamps had to come away from this afternoon's visit to Regina feeling awfully good about themselves. They handled the wind and the Mosaic crowd to perfection, and were full value for …