Creek's naming rights to hit eBay againIowa City Press CitizenThe naming rights to a Kalona creek will be sold on eBay for a second time this month after it appears the initial winner attempted to dupe the city. Dan Ehl, editor of the Kalona News, said Thursday the winning bidder's …

BusinessWeek Food Stamp Rush HourBusinessWeekOn the last day of every month, at 24-hour Wal-Marts, food stamp recipients line up to make essential purchases just as their federal benefit cards recharge for the new month. News of the trend was first broken by William S. Simon, Wal-Mart's US chief … More: …

Post offices in Springfield will be open part of Christmas Eve, New Year's EveKY3The postmaster's office says the three "retail units" in the city will close early on the next two Saturdays — Dec. 24 and Dec. 31. Here are the hours that those stations will be open. Main Post …

WXYZ Michigan man tries to sell kidney on ebayABC 57 News'Tis the season to be shopping online, but you won't believe what a Michigan man tried selling on ebay! On Thursday, Mohammad Tiba tried selling his kidney on ebay. The ad read, "I am auctioning one of my kidneys. Yes, …

Maullaperiyar row: Farmers take out mass rally in Madurai, post office attackedTimes of IndiaMADURAI: The post office at Gandhipuram, opposite the district collectorate here came under the wrath of farmers who organised a massive rally on Thursday, to condemn the Kerala government for proposing to break the Mullaperiyar dam. …and …

Calcutta Telegraph Hazare dares Sonia to debateCalcutta Telegraph22: Anna Hazare today rejected the Lokpal bill as “anti-people and dangerous” and a “mere post office” with no teeth and dared Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to a public debate. “Sonia Gandhi says the bill is strong. If it is so, let she …

The number of Michigan households on food stamps has climbed to nearly 1 million with an 11.6 percent increase in Oakland County alone, a report shows. More: continued here

Food stamp fraud involves thousands of dollars at College Marathon, Stop & Go …Wilmington News Journal, OHBy ROSE COOPER Thousands of dollars was involved in food stamp fraud uncovered at two convenience stores in Wilmington and one in Sabina which sent four people to jail Wednesday night and a fifth …

NOLA.com More Louisiana families turning to food stamps; bad economy, state campaign …The RepublicThe face of Louisianians on food stamps has changed and broadened with the worsened economy in a state mired in poverty and repeatedly hit by disasters. For hundreds of thousands in Louisiana this year, the cost of …

Pasadena Weekly Post offices are safe…only for a whileAmsterdam NewsHundreds of post offices around the country can breathe for a few more months, as the United States Postal Service (USPS), at the request of 15 Democratic senators, decided to hold off on planned closings until May 2012. …Governor Mead Supports …