ROYAL Mail has come under fire for not providing better parking facilities at a collection office after more motorists were clamped in the lead-up to Christmas. More: continued here

Armed man arrested in Grand Haven post officeWZZM(WZZM) – A Muskegon man is in the Ottawa County Jail today awaiting weapons charges after he and another man caused the Grand Haven Post Office to close briefly Tuesday afternoon. Grand Haven Police were first called about three men acting suspicious …and …

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Number of North Dakotans using food stamps dropsWDAYBISMARCK, ND (AP) — The number of North Dakotans using food stamps to buy groceries dropped 2 percent last fiscal year, while the state's population swelled to an all-time high spurred by a hardy economy. BISMARCK, ND (AP) — The number of North …

The news that PayPal President Scott Thompson is leaving the company to succeed Carol Bartz as CEO at Yahoo is weighing on eBay shares, but there is likely more going on here than simply disappointment at the loss of a key executive. More: continued here

The town of Fontana Dam can still send and receive mail via its own post office — at least for now. The U.S. Postal Service decided to delay closing or merging scores of post offices nationwide following protests from lawmakers such as U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, D-Waynesville. More: continued here

TechEye Raspberry Pi computer prices soar on EbayRF DesignLineLONDON – A pre-production batch of the low-cost credit-card sized computers being developed by British not-for-profit foundation Raspberry Pi is set to raise thousands of dollars for the charity by being sold on the internet auction site Ebay. …Raspberry Pi: Ten on …

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc.’s chief executive officer said in an e-mail to employees on Wednesday morning that he will run the company’s PayPal business himself on an interim basis following the departure of President Scott Thompson, who was named as the new CEO of Yahoo In the posting, …

Number of North Dakotans using food stamps dropsJamestown SunAP – BISMARCK, ND The number of North Dakotans using food stamps to buy groceries dropped 2 percent last fiscal year, while the state's population swelled to an all-time high spurred by a hardy economy. Federal Agriculture Department figures show 60011 …and …

The Daily Planet Counties struggle to meet rising food stamp demandMyCentralJersey.com21, Mr.- 1:26 pm Teresa J. Capestro waited months for her food stamp card (whose ID number is blurred), saying the agency that handles it was backlogged and understaffed. / TOM SPADER/ASBURY PARK PRESS/TOM SPADER/Staff pho By the numbers New …