Milford LIVE Milford Museum Housed Town's First Post OfficeMilford LIVEBy Claudia Leister, Milford Museum Executive Director The Milford Museum is proud to call Milford's first official post office building home. It was the custom, during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, for the postmaster to locate the post … More: continued …

Business forum calls on Ofcom to veto Royal Mail price increasesFresh Business ThinkingBy Marcus Leach Massive increases to the price of posting mail in the UK will harm small business and hasten the demise of the Royal Mail, the Forum of Private Business has warned. In a letter to Ofcom, …

Food Stamp President? The Science of Why Gingrich's Race-Tinged Label SticksBig Think (blog)In the GOP primary debate Monday, Newt Gingrich earned praise from conservatives while justifiably angering many others for his labeling of Barack Obama as the "food stamp president." Drawing a standing ovation from the debate audience, … More: …

Los Angeles Times Newt and the "food-stamp president"The Economist (blog)In case you missed it, or can bear to refresh your memory, here is the exchange in full: When Mr Gingrich replied to Mr Williams that he cannot see why some might take umbrage at his comments that black Americans "should …

Amberley Post Office to remain openStroud News and JournalAMBERLEY Post Office will remain open after volunteers came forward to keep the service running. Post Office Ltd announced last week it would temporarily close the service on Monday, January 23 due to the retirement of current sub-postmistress Jean … More: continued …

eBay: With Earnings Looming, Deutsche Bank Repeats SellForbesBold call this morning by Deutsche Bank analyst Jeetil Patel, who repeated his Sell rating on eBay shares ahead of the company's Q4 earnings report, which is due after the close this afternoon. Patel says Q4 results are likely to be in-line to …

HAWTHORN – Local, state and federal authorities have teamed up to investigate a weekday break-in at the Hawthorn Post Office. More: continued here

Stamps going up to 45 cents SundayGazette VirginianOn Sunday, the price of a first class postage stamp is going up a penny from 44 to 45-cents. This is the first increase in the price of a first-class mail stamp since May 2009, according to postal officials. Prices for most postal …

Earnings Preview: eBay sees Q4 EPS 55c-68c, revenue $3.2B-$3.35B More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Close shave for Britain's eBay Olympic athleteVancouver SunLONDON – A shaving company has come to the rescue of a British athlete who put himself up for auction on eBay to secure sponsorship for the London Olympics only to find the winning bidder was a hoax. Top sprinter James Ellington …