Watauga Democrat USPS facing challenges due to cost of added retirement benefitsWatertownDailyTimes.comWhat about cutting mail on Saturdays? And fewer post offices dotting the north country's rural landscape? And in the face of a $20 billion hole in the budget, what does the future hold for the Postal Service? “I would …

Hunger Hits Children, Elderly and Disabled the HardestPatch.comThere are 405000 Connecticut residents receiving food stamps, she said. "To me, it's scary what is going on," she said. "We are in the bullseye here and it's about the people who face the risk of hunger every single day. "I think there …

Out of this world! Cosmos finish third in bowls leagueBoston StandardSkips Sheila King and Jim Gott won 21-12 and 15-14. l Cosmos 43 (6) Royal Mail 24 (0): COSMOS destroyed Royal Mail to hold on to third place in the table. l Carlton Road 39 (5) Invaders 38 (2): CARLTON …

Morristown Green Postal carriers food drive May 12Fond du Lac ReporterLetter carriers at the Fond du Lac Post Office will "Stamp Out Hunger" on Saturday, May 12 with their annual food drive. Letters carriers will be collecting non-perishable food donations as they deliver mail along their routes.Post office food drive …

Post office branch takes months to replace tattered American flagChicago TribuneDAYTON — To Ronald Cahill, the faded, ripped American flag that flew above the Mid-City Dayton United States Postal Service branch, 36 N. Ludlow St., on Friday morning was not a display of respect or love for our country. "I …

S. Korea stamps down on 'human-flesh' pills: reportThe Sun DailySEOUL (May 6, 2012): South Korea has stepped up customs inspections to stop the smuggling from China of pills made from dead human foetuses or deceased infants, a report said on Sunday. The illegal importing to South Korea of "human-flesh" capsules …

Capital FM Kenya S. Korea stamps down on 'human-flesh' pillsCapital FM KenyaSeoul, May 6 – South Korea has stepped up customs inspections to stop the smuggling from China of pills made from dead human foetuses or deceased infants, a report said on Sunday. The illegal importing to South Korea of …

Landrieu: Rural post offices under the gunSulphur Southwest Daily NewsBy David Ryan Palmer Unless a certain bill passes the House and flies across President Obama's desk, it's quite possible that the Moss Bluff post office, along with many other rural post offices, could be shut down this time next month.Senator …

Iron Range town fighting for more than the mailMinneapolis Star TribuneCalumet challenges the decision to close its post office, which is a social hub for its residents. Mayor John Tuorila, 62, grew up in Calumet and returned after working out west for a few years. He and his wife, Jill, …

The European Commission has cleared Kellogg’s $2.7bn deal to acquire snack business Pringles from Procter & Gamble (P&G). More: continued here