CUTLER-Folks in the Cutler area were breathing a sigh of relief Thursday after learning their local post office is among several thousand rural postal facilities saved from the U.S. Postal Service chopping block. More: continued here

Smith sounds off on China, the U.S. economy, the value of a good name, and why the government shouldn't pay for a liberal arts education. More: continued here

SALISBURY — Just in time for the height of farmers market season, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is preparing to invest millions to expand access to fresh, local produce. More: continued here

New USPS plan would keep rural post offices openScranton Times-TribuneBY DAVID SINGLETON (STAFF WRITER) All but one of the 15 post offices in Northeast Pennsylvania that were identified for possible closing last summer would stay open with reduced retail window operating hours under a new US Postal Service plan.and more » …

Post boxes are targeted by thieves for collectorsThis is KentThe Royal Mail even has a list of collectors waiting for certain ones to become available. "It's very, very likely that boxes which go missing have been stolen to order. The problem is no one knows what happens to the letters …

Lucas defends House passage of bill cutting food stamp programTulsa WorldFrank Lucas on Thursday adamantly defended proposed reductions to the food stamp program as the Republican-led House passed a bill to protect the Department of Defense from automatic cuts included in the debt-ceiling agreement last summer. More: continued here

Wired News (blog) Star Wars Stamps Cover All Your Intergalactic Mail NeedsWired News (blog)By Angela Watercutter Traditional postal service might seem alien in a world where people can communicate using holograms, but mixing futuristic and old-school ideas inspired graphic artist Stefan van Zoggel to create his Star Wars stamps. More: …

John Travolta lawsuit: THIRD man comes forward with sexual assault claimDaily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter John Travolta has been hit by fresh sexual harassment claims today after a third man came forward. Fabian Zanzi has accused Travolta of accosting him back in 2009 while he was working on the Royal …

HNN Huntingtonnews.net Rural post offices to see reduced hoursParkersburg NewsBy JODY MURPHY (jmurphy@newsandsentinel.com) , Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG – To stave off the closure of about 150 West Virginia post offices, officials are reducing the hours of several hundred offices throughout the state while also …Post offices to remain …

Mother Nature Network Bigger post offices host food drive SaturdayLaSalle News TribunePostal customers who have post office boxes may drop off donations at participating local post offices or the General Mail Facility on Airport Road (Chartres Street) on the La Salle-Peru border. While the annual food drive is conducted by …