UptownMessenger.com Craig Giesecke: The great food stamp mouse mazeUptownMessenger.comAll of us have been watching the storm named Isaac as it bears down on Florida and possibly other parts of the Gulf South. It's that time of year and, even though it appears so far we will not bear the brunt, …

The Hindu The fulcrum of a communityThe HinduIn the village where I live on the periphery of Bangalore, the branch post office continues to play its traditional role. The arrival of e-mail and cellphone services has not diminished its significance. It is the fulcrum of life in this rural …and …

PayPal deepens retail drive in Discover payments dealReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – EBay Inc's PayPal online payments service has gained access to millions of stores across the United States through an agreement with Discover Financial Services, extending its reach beyond the Web and into the physical world … More: continued here

The fabled British “postie” of the Agatha Christie novels is now a much diminished figure, reflecting a broader crisis in Britain’s once “gold standard” postal service. Like its counterparts in oth… More: continued here

I stand in the queue at the post office. More than a decade after retirement (as a Chief Post Master General), none of the staff members recognise me here, and I am able to experience the service f… More: continued here

The Hindu A village around the post officeThe HinduVeerappa Kallappa Bugganor, 75, of Byalahalli-K in Bhalki taluk in Karnataka's Bidar district, visits the village post office every day. That is not because he has business there every day, but because he likes it. The stone bench in front of the …

The Hindu Waiting for the postman to ring twiceThe HinduRanging from exploiting the vast potential of the post office network in rural areas to using information technology and changing the service and product profile, many measures have been adopted to make a turnaround and to bring it out of the …

A city consumer forum has ordered a post office to pay a compensation of Rs. 2,000 to a couple for wrongly debiting a sum from their savings account. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal… More: continued here

Royal Mail, or a royal mess?The HinduLike its counterparts in other countries, the Royal Mail has taken a hit from the new communication toys of the Internet age. It has also been a victim of policies made on the hoof, such as the disastrous marketing gimmick to rebrand itself in …

Store Owner Convicted In $612000 Food Stamp FraudCBS LocalMcQuade said Fofana, who owns Mandingo African Market, redeemed $750,000 in food stamp benefits from February 2009 to July 2011, and $612,000 came from illegal “food stamps-for-cash” exchanges. An investigation also found that during that same … More: continued here