House Republicans target food stamps in Farm Bill budget cutsallvoicesIn Thursday's Farm Bill battle, House Republicans showed their true colors as they took out their proverbial axe and prepared to starve as many low-income people as they could.Seeds of decent farm bill plantedBismarck TribuneHouse ag committee passes version of Farm …

The bright green chair that typically sits on Vivian Canfield's Shreveport porch is more than just a piece of furniture. More: continued here

I was wondering whether the new post office will have a drop-off location like it did at the old facility, where larger packages with postage already paid can just be dropped off instead of going into the post office and waiting in line? More: continued here

eBay Report: Shopping In The '70s, and 'The Danvers Touch'Patch.comPart humor column, part local history and part nostalgia, the eBay report takes a look at items connected to your town that can currently be found up for sale on the popular auction website. More: continued here

Trading stamps bring back memoriesShreveport TimesThe bright green chair that typically sits on Vivian Canfield's Shreveport porch is more than just a piece of furniture. More: continued here

FOTB: Watford City post office expandingDickinson PressWATFORD CITY — The post office here closes for an hour each day, but you won't find Postmaster Jason Hirst taking a leisurely lunch. More: continued here

Kennebec Journal Montville man buys Washington funeral medal on eBayKennebec JournalAUGUSTA — George Washington had been dead for a couple of weeks when two funeral processions were held for him in Boston.and more » More: continued here

Food stamps got out fast — and with flawsMiddletown JournalIn what state officials said was an unprecedented move to help those in need after the recent widespread power outages, more than 280000 families in 34 Ohio counties received $10 million worth of additional food stamps from the federal government.and more » …

Make Reed deliverEvening ObserverMany rural post offices will be shut down under HR 2309, the so-called Postal Services Reform Act.and more » More: continued here

The West Palm Beach Southboro Post Office closed its doors Saturday at noon. Postal officials said the office closed because of a lease agreement problem. Bob Burton frequents the post office on Southern Boulevard and is not happy that they closed. "It's close, efficient, a highly effective post office; Publix, …