WLFI.com USPS keeps rural post offices open, cuts hoursBellingham HeraldBy IAN DUNCAN – Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON – The United States Postal Service stayed the sword hanging over thousands of rural post offices, opting instead to cut opening hours in a bid to stem devastating financial losses.Sen. Webb to Postmaster …

Washington, DC (AP) The struggling U.S. Postal Service now says it will try to keep hundreds of rural post offices open with shorter hours. More: continued here

New Yorker Effect of NC gay marriage amendment unclearDenver PostBy MARTHA WAGGONER AP RALEIGH, NC—North Carolina voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman, but not much is expected to change immediately. That's because North Carolina law …Anti-amendment vigil Wednesday night …

WLFI.com USPS to Keep Rural Post Offices OpenOccupational Health and SafetyBills before Congress to delay major reforms planned by the US Postal Service (USPS) may have been blunted by a new strategy USPS announced May 9 that "could keep the smallest Post Offices open for business while providing a framework …

FedEx To Present At Robert W Baird's Growth Stock Conference; Webcast At 2:20 PM More: continued here

6abc.com Help Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger on May 12TheDay.comConnecticut Food Bank is joining the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) on Saturday, May 12, to Stamp Out Hunger. Now in its 20th year, the Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the nation's largest single-day food drive, representing 1300 local …

FedEx is planning to expand a sort facility near its Super Hub by Memphis International Airport, according to a $1.7 million building permit applicati… More: continued here

Good and bad news for snail mail fans: To save money the U.S. Postal Service won't close your local branch, but it might reduce its hours to as little two a day. More: continued here

Farmers markets getting money to take food stampsBusinessWeekCurrently, fewer than a quarter of the nation's roughly 7100 farmers markets are set up to use the Electronic Benefit Transfer system, or food stamps. But Kathleen Merrigan, deputy secretary of agriculture, said she hopes these grants will bring …and more » More: continued …

The Consumerist (blog) EBay Wins Bid to Have Class Action DismissedCourthouse News ServiceBy WILLIAM DOTINGA SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – A federal judge dismissed a potential class action claiming that eBay interferes with sellers by manipulating the bidding process through automatic bidding. Marshall Block sued eBay in Jan.Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over …