Kansas City Star Post Offices Join List Of Nation's 'Most Endangered Historic Places'NPR (blog)by Mark Memmott With no clear disposition review process in place, hundreds of these historic civic buildings may be endangered by US Postal Service cost cutting, including this one — the Geneva Post Office in Geneva, Ill. …

Daily Caller Sessions: Food stamp spending up 100 percent since Obama took officeDaily CallerThe federal government is spending $4 million to make such markets more accessible to food stamp recipients. (AP Photo/Allen Breed) The vast majority of federal spending in the Senate farm bill, which is estimated to cost over …

Atlanta Journal Constitution Post offices, Ellis Island join endangered listAtlanta Journal ConstitutionBy BRETT ZONGKER AP WASHINGTON — Hundreds of historic US post offices nationwide face uncertain futures as the US Postal Service downsizes, so preservationists on Wednesday added these American institutions to the list of the country's most endangered …Post …

East Bay water districts turns to eBay to help lower costsContra Costa TimesThe district purchased the dredge from San Jose, who listed it for sale on eBay. (Jim Stevens/Staff) DUBLIN — If it has a price, there is a good chance eBay has had it. Lunch with the world's third-richest …

The grandson of a decorated World War I veteran had searched in vain for years for his late grandfather's missing war medals. One of them finally turned up, a Victory Medal being auctioned for less than $2 on eBay. "I sent a message to the seller straight away. I suppose …

Hundreds of posties’ redundant bikes from the region are being shipped to Africa for recycling. More: continued here

Small- to medium-sized ecommerce merchants hoping for reassurance as to how eBay will cope with Google's decision to charge for Google Shopping placement found only cold comfort and windy conditions at a thought leader discussion in Chicago Tuesday night that included executives from Google, eBay, Forrester Research, and other ecommerce …

Sessions, Paul seek big cuts to food stamps in farm billThe Hill (blog)have offered amendments to the farm bill which would greatly cut federal spending on food stamps. The amendments come even as liberal Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (DN.Y.) is attempting to restore the $4.3 billion in food stamp cuts already …

East Bay water districts turns to eBay to help lower costsSiliconValley.comBy Robert Jordan DUBLIN — If it has a price, there is a good chance eBay has had it. Lunch with the world's third-richest man? Check. A decommissioned missile base? Sold. Even an entire town was had for a price …

Zee News British Sikh jailed for sex attack was guest at queen's programmeHindustan TimesA 52-year-old Sikh, who was jailed in 1986 for posing as a doctor and sexually assaulting women, was a guest among many VIPs on the Royal Barge during Queen Elizabeth's River Pageant. Harbinder Singh Rana was found …