The Hays Post Office will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and regular residential and business deliveries will not be made. On Saturday, the post office lobby will be open only from 9 a.m. to noon, but there will be regular delivery of mail. More: continued here

Daily Mail What a result for personal injury litigation! Insurers 1, consumers 0 (Jack …Daily MailI am currently dealing with a bogus lawsuit brought against me by someone who claims to have slipped on a piece of mail that was delivered to them on my behalf (I kid you not: …

The Hamilton post office in northeast Baltimore may end up closing its doors as the U.S. Postal Service deals with a major budget shortfall, but many are trying to keep that from happening. More: continued here

eBay confirmed it had an issue after an EcommerceBytes reader reported difficult trying to list on eBay on Thursday to take advantage of its free listing day promotion, but the issue did not affect all sellers. More: continued here

fox4kc.com Proposed Bill to Require Photo ID for Food Stampsfox4kc.comIn an effort to prevent food stamp fraud, State Senator Will Kraus is defending a bill that would require food stamp recipients to use a photo ID card. Kraus, who is from Lee's Summit, said the bill would require food stamp …

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Mitch Jackson, FedEx Corp.’s vice president, Environmental Affairs & Sustainability, has been named one of 2012’s Top 100 Thought Lead… More: continued here

eBay Inc. Fourth Quarter Earnings Sneak PeekWall St. Cheat SheetBy Derek Hoffman S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) component eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) will unveil its latest earnings on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. eBay is an Internet company that, together with its subsidiaries, provides online marketplaces for the sale of goods …Key Stocks Reporting …

BBC News Bed shortage leads to patients discharged and operations cancelledBBC NewsAn e-mail sent to senior management last Friday revealed a shortage of beds in all health trusts last weekend. The leaked e-mail advised of a "bed crisis" in Antrim Area Hospital. It also said patients were waiting on trolleys …

TPM GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's commentsThe Seattle TimesAfter reading that Newt Gingrich was quoted as saying “would you rather your children had food stamps or paychecks?” [“Gingrich, Santourum accused of biased remarks,” Nation and World, seattletimes.com, Jan 6], I could not sit back with out writing to …Jon Stewart …