Woman pleads guilty in W.Va. food stamp schemeThe Oshkosh Northwestern(WTW) — The former manager of a Huntington convenience store has admitted participating in an illegal scheme to cash federal food stamps. The Herald-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/nzOvU5 ) reports that Stephanie Pauley pleaded guilty Monday in federal court …and more » More: continued here

THE fight to save Knockmore Post Office continues with only days left before it is due to close permanently. An Post staff left a meeting in Knockmore yesterday afternoon (Monday) with a business plan, compiled by the local action group which is campaigning against the closure. More: continued here

Post Office Sees Its Share of Activity on Tax DayPatch.comBy Gregory B. Richards With all the on-line tax preparation programs that allow you to file your taxes from the comforts of your own home, you'd figure there would be precious few people rushing to the Avon Post Office at the …

Wigan Today Businesses in stamp-edeWigan TodayTHE rise in the cost of stamps is forcing a mad rush of bulk buying in Wigan's post offices before the hike at the end of the month. Since the government announced that prices would go up 14p last month, the Post Office has noticed …

Auctionbytes eBay Drops Coin-Grading Firms to Dealers' DismayAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay dropped several coin-grading companies to the dismay of some coin dealers whose listings were impacted. eBay sent an email to some sellers and sent a media alert to publications including EcommerceBytes. The alert said eBay had …eBay Announces Changes …

The Associated Press Food stamps, federal pensions face GOP cutsThe Associated PressBy ANDREW TAYLOR, AP – 1 minute ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans controlling the House are targeting food stamps, federal employee pensions, tax breaks for illegal immigrants and subsidies under President Barack Obama's health care law in a …House …

officebroker.com Royal Mail blames 'technical issues' for ongoing website problemsPC AdvisorBy Anh Nguyen | Computerworld UK | 18 April 12 The Royal Mail has failed to shed further light on the reasons behind the problems customers are experiencing when trying to buy online postage, saying only that "technical issues" are …

TIME One Online Petition's Goal: Ending Junk MailTIMEThe post office has been intensifying its promotion of Every Door Direct Mail (you may have seen the ads), a program that has already generated $180 million in sales in its first year. And that probably means only one thing: expect more of …

Auctionbytes eBay Increases Shipping Allowance in UKAuctionbytesBecause Royal Mail is increasing postage rates this month, eBay UK has increased the "P&P" (postage and packaging) maximum limits on its site. For instance, previously sellers could only charge buyers of shoes a maximum P&P cost of 6.50 pounds, …Royal Mail price hikes: …

eBay experienced a technical outage on Monday that left shoppers unable to conduct searches on the site for over an hour. Spokesperson Johnna Hoff said eBay would credit sellers according to its outage policy, but declined to provide information about the nature of the outage. More: continued here