Arbroath Herald MSP commends postal staffArbroath HeraldANGUS South MSP Graeme Dey has praised Royal Mail workers for their efforts in the run up to Christmas after visiting the Arbroath sorting office. On Friday, Mr Dey dropped into the office to see how they cope at one of their busiest times. …

Postal Workers Protest Processing Center ShutdownsWIFRHundreds of local post office workers are hoping they can keep their jobs in 2012. Protesters attempted to hold their ground outside the mail processing center on Harrison Ave. Saturday afternoon. The cash strapped agency is set to lose a record $14.1 …and more » More: …

If you think the lines at the Chambersburg Post Office can get long nowadays when it s time to mail a letter or a package, imagine what it was like in 1949 when the peak one-day mailing of letters was expected to exceed 100,000 pieces! More: continued here

Stamps' Claybrooks expected to retireMontreal GazetteToronto, where the Argonauts hired Claybrooks' long-time coach Chris Jones as their defensive co-ordinator, Saskatchewan, which hired former Stamps assistant coach Corey Chamblin as their head coach, and Calgary, for obvious reasons, would seem to be …and more » More: continued here

Postal Service to move out of main Menlo officeThe Almanac OnlineThe US Postal Service plans to move its operations out of its main Menlo Park post office at 3875 Bohannon Drive as part of a nationwide effort to cut costs. The Postal Service plans to move about 50 Menlo Park …

DeVone Claybrooks has rubbed his belly for the last time as a Canadian Football League player. More: continued here

Bloomberg Rich NJ county among national leaders in rising food stamp clientsBangor Daily NewsHunterdon, whose 2010 median household income of $97874 was the highest in New Jersey and fourth-highest in the country, saw food-stamp usage surge 513 percent between 2007 and 2010. The percentage of US households using food stamps …

EBay On The Prowl in Oz and This Christmas' Top ToysWall Street Journal (blog)By Geoffrey Rogow The mantra of Australia's largest retail stores may soon be 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em', says eBay's Australian unit. As Australia's currency has ballooned to levels not seen in three decades this …

Bloomberg eBay and retailers counter Amazon Price Check with $10 PayPal discountThe VergeNow eBay is offering $10 coupons for shoppers that go straight to the source. Spending at least $100 with eBay-owned PayPal at the websites for Dick's Sporting Goods, Aeropostale, Toys "R" Us, or Babies "R" Us (the eBay …

As the U.S. Postal Service prepares for its busiest mailing day of the year, shoppers are scrambling to send their holiday gifts and cards in time for Christmas. More: continued here