Bradenton Herald Eight suspects in Manatee food stamp fraud sting still at largeBradenton HeraldCOMBuy Photo MANATEE — Eight suspects remained at-large Wednesday in a massive food stamp fraud sting that resulted in 45 arrests. "They just haven't been located yet," said Dave Bristow, spokesman for the Manatee County Sheriff's Department.and …

The United States Postal Service decided against closing 3,700 rural post offices Changes could be coming to the post office in your area. The United States Postal Service announced yesterday it will not close almost 4,000 rural post offices, instead opting to make other changes. More: continued here

USA TODAY Maryland towns welcome post office reprieveCNNBy Paul Courson @CNNMoney May 10, 2012: 5:34 AM ET WEST FRIENDSHIP, Md. (CNNMoney) — When the US Postal Service announced a news conference earlier this week, many customers and some workers at rural post offices thought it was to announce a hit …

Rural post offices will remain open; Freistatt residents relievedKSPRAfter a long hard fight to keep their post office open, Freistatt residents are relieved to hear of the new plan. by Linda Russell, KY3 News lrussell@ky3.com FREISTATT, Mo.– In an effort to return to financial stabilitiy but keep the nation's smallest …

Arthritis sufferer Albert Kingdom, 87, was distraught when the box he used in Twitchen, South Molton, Devon, was removed because it was fixed to a rotten post. More: continued here

HNN Huntingtonnews.net Post offices to remain openBluefield Daily TelegraphBy CHARLES OWENS Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD — Dozens of rural post offices originally targeted for closure across southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia will now remain open, but many will see their hours of operation significantly …W.Va. delegation wary of new …

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USA TODAY Maryland towns welcome post office reprieveCNNMoneyBy Paul Courson @CNNMoney May 10, 2012: 5:34 AM ET WEST FRIENDSHIP, Md. (CNNMoney) — When the US Postal Service announced a news conference earlier this week, many customers and some workers at rural post offices thought it was to announce a hit …

As a growing number of Americans are on food stamps and other public assistance, the number of people with a Ph.D. who receive that aid has tripled. More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service is proposing cuts to hours of operation at small rural post offices, including several of Juneau's neighbors, but that cost saving measure may help buy time for the threatened Douglas Post Office. More: continued here