Food Stamps Just Part of Dependency BoomNewsMax.comBy Betsy McCaughey On Monday night, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich assailed the food stamp president, Barack Obama, for enabling a record 45 million people to go on the food dole. Food stamps are only one part of the dependency boom. …and more » More: …

A man used a rock to break a display case at the downtown Fort Wayne post office Thursday and then tried unsuccessfully to rob a teller who reportedly had no money, according to court records. More: continued here

In brief: Cost of stamps going up SundayThe Tribune-DemocratThose who buy “forever stamps” can use those stamps no matter what the cost of a stamp is at the time of mailing. Other first-class mail prices also will rise. They include: • Letters to Canada or Mexico will cost 85 cents, …

Times Daily First-class stamp prices increasing to 45 centsTimes DailyPartenheimer said postal customers who have purchased forever stamps for 44 cents will not have to add additional postage to mail letters after today. “If you have a forever stamp, you will not have to stick a one-cent stamp on the …

New York Times eBay Q4 Earnings Call: How eBay has changedTameBayby Chris Dawson eBay have once again beaten expectations on their earnings with their Q4 Investor Call reporting revenue of $3.38billion, above predicted $3.32billion and up 35% from a year ago. Q1 which will be reported in April isn't looking …

1st-class stamp to cost 45 cents SundayFort Worth Star TelegramStock up on 1-cent stamps; you might need them. Beginning Sunday, the price of first-class postage will increase from 44 cents to 45. The first postage markup since 2009 was announced in October. It is intended to raise revenue for the …

Daily American Online Critz says small communities should unite to fight post office closingsDaily American OnlineMark Critz, D-Johnstown, offered support and encouragement Friday to Acosta residents hoping to save their post office from closure. Critz called for unity among rural communities facing similar closings. "Small communities need to fight this …

SILive.com Elizabeth Wiesner: Help to keep the South Tamworth Post Office openConway Daily SunHelp us keep the South Tamworth Post Office open! The US Postal Service has a list of possible closures in May 2012. The South Tamworth Post Office is on this list. Postal officials will be at Union …

Overheard on CNN.com: Paula Deen's diabetes, chocolate slavery, food stampsCNN (blog)Editor's note: This post is part of the Overheard on CNN.com series, a regular feature that examines interesting comments and thought-provoking conversations posted by the community. Some of the biggest talkers in the news this week have been stories …and …

Daily Mail The yacht that could float Charles's boatDaily MailBy Quentin Letts Prince Charles, who is watching with interest the Mail's campaign for a new Royal Yacht, was presented five years ago with a plan for a new sailing ship which could fly the Royal Standard. Nautical writer Sam Llewellyn …