Special Report: Towns go dark with post office closingsAllentown Morning Call(Reuters) – Postal officials were blunt in December when they stood before 120 residents in Dedham, Iowa, to tell them why their town's post office has to close. The Internet, officials said, was killing the US Postal Service. "Well, I …

NY grocer admits food stamps larcenyWall Street JournalAP ALBANY, NY — Authorities say the operator of a neighborhood market in upstate New York has forfeited $124000 and pleaded guilty to grand larceny for cashing food stamps for customers and keeping part of the proceeds. Albany County District Attorney …and more » …

Post office: $18-billion loss without cuts, rate increaseStaunton News LeaderThe plan, for instance, notes that if the post office could raise current stamp prices from 45 cents to 50 cents, either in a single year or over a multiyear period, it could bring in new revenue of roughly $1 billion.and …

Depot fight goes on as Royal Mail delivery office closures finalisedThis is KentCAMPAIGNERS have vowed to carry on their fight after Royal Mail bosses confirmed delivery offices were to close. Staff from the centres in Herne Bay and Whitstable will be based at Canterbury by next year as managers press …

Report food stamp seller to local DHSPort Huron Times HeraldPatricia, if you know somebody is selling food stamps, whether for drugs, gas, household expenses or whatever, all you have to do is call the state Department of Human Services in Port Huron — and report that person. His or her …

Rabid Doll 'Chillerama' Director Says eBay Removed SoundtrackRabid Dollby MICHAEL HINMAN, posted Feb-17-2012 The uncropped version of this photo, which shows Sean Paul Lockhart's bare chest, apparently is too much for eBay's censors. You can order DVD and Blu-ray copies of the independent horror anthology "Chillerama" on … More: continued …

eBay Friday: Fairfield Memorial Library PostcardPatch.comThis edition of eBay Friday features a “handcolored” postcard, dating back to the early 1900s, of the Fairfield Memorial Library. According to the seller on eBay, the card has writing on the front and back. As you can see, whoever sent the postcard … More: …

Post office: $18B loss without cuts, rate increaseSTLtoday.comThe plan, for instance, notes that if the post office could raise current stamp prices from 45 cents to 50 cents, either in a single year or over a multiyear period, it could bring in new revenue of roughly $1 billion.and more » More: …

The U.S. Postal Service wants Congress to help it raise the price of a first-class stamp to 50 cents, an 11 percent increase, as part of its strategy to avoid annual losses as high as $18.2 billion by 2015. More: continued here

Glencliff Site one of few on Appalachian Trail A post office described as a lifeline for residents of a tiny village and hikers traveling the Appalachian Trail is expected to close in May as part of the U.S. Postal Service's attempt to avoid bankruptcy. The independent Postal Regulatory Commission yesterday …