Number of the day 46 million That’s how many Americans receive food stamps, up about two-thirds from four years ago. The government spent a record $71.8 billion on the program in the last fiscal year, or about 12… More: continued here

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46 million on food stamps, up two-thirdsSan Francisco ChronicleThat's how many Americans receive food stamps, up about two-thirds from four years ago. The government spent a record $71.8 billion on the program in the last fiscal year, or about 12 percent of the national grocery bill. Created as a temporary …

WODEN — Woden residents knew the local post office was likely to close, now they know when. More: continued here

The days when a letter could travel from one end of Bend to another without physically leaving the zip code appear to be numbered. According to a letter from Oregon Postmaster to Bend City Manager Eric King, the Post Office has concluded that it makes financial sense to shutter the …

Raleigh Chronicle Good Question: Post Office ClosuresKAKEHe asks, after hearing Salina is on a list of possible Post Office closures, "If my office closes, will PO Boxes still be active or will residents need to use their house address?" In order to stop losing cash, the US Postal Service is …

BETHLEHEM, Ind. (AP) – Each December, a sleepy one-man post office in rural Indiana roars to life as thousands of holiday greeting cards arrive from around the world, each seeking the outpost’s unique red-inked imprint that pays homage to the hamlet’s biblical name. More: continued here

Woman wrote “help” on man’s FedEx scanner Patty Gallun-Hansen feared for her life Wednesday morning, when a man walked into her antique jewelry store in downtown Cedarburg and wouldn’t leave. The man hinted he was going to rob the place, and then the FedEx delivery guy walked in. Now, some …

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3AW Former soldier charged over death of Deer Park post office ownerHerald SunPolice in Melbourne have charged a man over the stabbing death of a post office owner. The scene of the murder in Deer Park, where police were searching for evidence after a post office owner was discovered dead …