Rationing after stamp price riseThis is StaffordshireSince the Royal Mail announced the swingeing increases coming in on April 30, people are naturally trying to stock up with the old ones, which for the standard weights up to 100 grams, will still be valid after the increase.and more » More: continued here

Globe and Mail Startups counting on Facebook to become e-commerce destinationSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO — A group of e-commerce startups, backed by some of the tech world's most pedigreed financiers, are betting that Facebook can become an e-commerce powerhouse to rival Amazon.com and eBay (EBAY).F (for …

A public building 100 years old must have 1,000 stories connected with it. In all those years, it must have had its share of drama. Prairie Arts Center, was officially the Federal Building, with the United States Post Office on the main floor. More: continued here

El Morro: post office boxes damaged by bulletsCibola County BeaconEL MORRO – Post office boxes along State Highway 53 near the Ice Caves were recently damaged by gunfire. See photo on left. Cibola County Sheriff Deputy Morales said this week that the shootings have taken place off and on for …

Hope for the deadFox NewsThe first was the Stamp Act, which was enforced by British soldiers writing their own search warrants and rummaging through the personal possessions of colonists looking to see whether they had purchased the government's stamps.and more » More: continued here

Auctionbytes eBay UK Runs Easter Sale for Casual SellersAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay is running a 4-day listing promotion for private (casual) sellers in the UK over the Easter weekend. From April 6 – 9, 2012, sellers will incur no listing fees for up to 100 auction listings on eBay.co.uk. More: …

Local post offices will not extend hours for tax deadlineLehigh Acres CitizenPost Offices in Lee and Collier counties will NOT have extended hours of operation. Those individuals who wish to send their income tax forms late that day must take their pre-stamped envelopes to the Fort Myers Processing & Distribution …

The Idaho Statesman Some Idaho post office closures imminentThe Idaho StatesmanBy SEAN COCKERHAM — cockerham@idahostatesman.com Patrons of the Collister Post Office in Boise line up waiting for the small facility to open after the lunch hour Thursday. The Collister Post Office is one of 30 Idaho locations that could be …

Chicagomag.com Peter Orszag: End-of-month hunger hurts students on food stampsCapital Times (blog)New research suggests that's especially true for students from families on food stamps, perhaps because life at home gets more stressful as money runs out. Modifying the food-stamp program so that benefits are paid out twice, rather than once, …

'Octomom' is on food stampsTampabay.comIn an interview with Matt Lauer on the Today show Thursday, the Orange County, Calif., woman acknowledged that she is accepting food stamps as a temporary measure. She said she has business ventures in the works to make money, including an online … More: continued here