The main Palm Desert post office on Hovley Lane East will extend service hours to help residents handle their holiday mail. More: continued here

EBay Reveals Multi-channel, Multi-retailer Holiday Rewards Program – Quick Facts More: continued here

At a meeting Thursday night, United States Postal Service officials explained changes customers could expect, including Waco mail processing sites closing. More: continued here

Forbes Public concerned about possible post office closuresKXXV News Channel 25By Christine McCarthy WACO- At a meeting Thursday night, United States Postal Service officials explained changes customers could expect, including Waco mail processing sites closing. The majority of the night, however, went to fielding questions from …After The Post OfficeForbesPostal …

Cascade man sentenced for food stamp fraudHelena Independent RecordAP | Posted: Thursday, December 15, 2011 11:52 am | (0) Comments A Cascade man who faces six months in federal prison for defrauding the food stamp program over five years said he would use his expected Social Security disability benefits to …

Many eligible seniors decline food stampsNorthJersey.comBY COLLEEN DISKIN An effort this year to encourage seniors who qualify for help in paying for prescription drugs to also sign up for New Jersey's food stamp program has resulted in 16000 new enrollees. But thousands of other seniors turned down the … More: …

Thousands of seniors sign up for food assistance but thousands of others don’t want it. More: continued here

Daily Mail Census shows 1 in 2 people are poor or low-incomeSTLtoday.com"Safety net programs such as food stamps and tax credits kept poverty from rising even higher in 2010, but for many low-income families with work-related and medical expenses, they are considered too `rich' to qualify," said Sheldon Danziger, …Census: …

CBS New York Tough times prompt more parents to write to SantaMarketWatchBy Anya Martin, MarketWatch At the James A. Farley Post Office in New York, volunteers read letters as part of Operation Santa Claus, a program that enables postal employees, the general public and corporations to respond to letters written …

EBay Rewards Online Shoppers With $10 To Spend In-Store This HolidayTheStreet.com (press release)By Business Wire 12/16/11 – 01:33 AM EST eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY), a global ecommerce and online payments leader, today announced the first ever multi-channel, multi-retailer holiday rewards program in partnership with Toys“R”Us, Dick's Sporting Goods … More: continued …