Silicon Valley companies pitch in at food bankSan Jose Mercury NewsMakukurthi volunteered with a group of 25 employees from eBay to work at the food bank. The holiday season stimulates a rise in volunteerism from the business community. (Gary Reyes/ Mercury News) With the number of people it serves surging, …

Slate Magazine Will Anyone Pay Extra to Live in the House Where John Updike Grew Up?Slate Magazine (blog)As Ray Gustini pointed out on the Atlantic Wire earlier this afternoon, John Updike's childhood home in Shillington, Pa. has been put up for sale on eBay, of all places. Why use the …

Forbes Amazon, eBay Are Winners In Green Monday Web SalesInvestor’s Business DailyAmazon (AMZN) and eBay (EBAY) were among the big winners. Amazon's same-store sales — sales from third-party website stores open at least a year — soared 45% year over year, while eBay's same-store sales rose 10%. ChannelAdvisor — a …

NY1 Postal service to delay closuresWashington PostYour neighborhood post office slated for closure might be saved — at least for now. The US Postal Service said Tuesday it will delay the closure or consolidation of thousands of post offices across the country in response to requests from lawmakers …US Postal …

WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) — The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to hold off on closing any more post offices or mail facilities until May 15, 2012, to allow Congress time to work on a plan to save the service. More: continued here

SPEARFISH – The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to place a five-month moratorium on closing postal facilities to allow Congress more time to enact postal reform legislation. More: continued here

With the holiday rush in full gear, FedEx has high-tech systems and 20,000 seasonal employees to help deal with about 260 million packages expected from Thanksgiving to Christmas. With Christmas less than two weeks away, it’s crunch time at the nation’s shipping companies. More: continued here

CBC.ca Cornish, Stamps agree on long-term dealMontreal GazetteWith an amazing 7.3 yards per carry average, the elusive Cornish led the Stamps with 863 yards on 119 tries and scored nine touchdowns. He also caught 26 passes for 385 yards and two majors. His 11 touchdowns topped the league, tied with …

Corvallis Man In eBay Arms Case Was Three-Tour Army VeteranWillamette WeekMore Geoffrey B. Roose of Corvallis was arrested for allegedly selling stolen military rifle scopes on eBay. – Oregon Army National Guard As several news outlets reported last week, Geoffrey B. Roose of Corvallis faces 10 years in prison for …

I receive a small VA pension as my only source of income. I would like to have it cut by 10 percent. If everyone receiving a government check sacrificed 10 percent, along with a 10 percent cut in every government program and 10 percent increase in the taxes of those …