MinnPost.com Senate passes Postal reform bill, hope for rural officesDL-OnlineAl Franken is pushing to save rural post offices in Minnesota, and he's convinced his fellow senators to sign his amendment to give communities throughout the United States a way to fight the closure of rural post offices and processing centers. …

Daily Mail Royal wedding trees live happily ever after as they go into leaf outside …Daily MailThere they are flourishing in a delightful natural legacy of the royal couple's big day. And to mark Kate and William's first anniversary on Sunday, the Mail photographed the trees this week at their …

ABC7Chicago.com Audit: Prisoners getting state food stampsGreen Bay Press GazetteAP MADISON — Hundreds of Wisconsin prisoners, fugitives and parole violators have been illegally collecting food stamp benefits, costing the state hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to a state audit released today. The Legislative Audit …Audit: Wisconsin prisoners, fugitives got …

Rome Sentinel Postal processing, rural offices may stay openRome SentinelPOSSIBLE REPRIEVE — The Westdale post office might get a reprieve under a bill just passed by the Sentate. The post office is part of the general store. (Sentinel photo by John Clifford) Preserving the Utica mail-processing operation and its jobs …

The long time Santa Barbara downtown post office is about to go through a major change starting with a relocation into a smaller building. The U.S. Postal Service notified employees on Thursday. The process will take several months. It is not happening immediately according to Postal Officials. More: continued here

(Reuters) – Groupon Inc has hired another former eBay Inc executive to head its discount retailing arm Groupon Goods starting Monday, according to an internal email obtained by Reuters on Friday. The online coupon company named Faisal Masud to head the unit. Masud, who was head of global delivery experience …

Emphasize 'service' in Post OfficeDL-OnlineIt appears draconian cuts in the functions of the US Postal Service have been avoided, for now. The Senate passed by a wide margin bipartisan amendments and a reform bill that will protect many rural post offices and processing centers from being … More: continued here

Legendary Hispanic Talent Honored on Forever StampSacramento BeeBy US Postal Service NEW YORK, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, multi-talented actor, director, writer, musician and producer Jose Ferrer's life and accomplishments were commemorated on a First-Class Forever stamp by the US Postal …and more » More: continued here

Hunting Park: Neighborhood food stamp use 3 times the national average; new …Newsworks.orgTaking the advice of his grandmother, he applied for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which until 2008 was still called the Food Stamp Program. An estimate from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare showed that in the past …

eBay Inc is stepping up investment in India to boost its share of a market dominated by domestic players such as Flipkart and fend off encroachment from arch-rival Amazon.com. More: continued here