Food stamp usage, child poverty on the rise in N.J.newjerseynewsroom.comAccording to just released census figures, about one out of 15 state households received food stamps in 2010. NorthJersey.com reported that while New Jersey came in at No. 2 in household income last year, 215000 households got food stamps, …and more » …

Fire destroys rural Ore. post officeLongview Daily NewsIt spread to a trailer that housed both the post office and a small lending library. Sweet Home Battalion Chief Shannon Pettner says one was injured. The future of the post office is unclear. It is one of 3200 rural post offices that …

Fire destroys post office, building in Cascadia, Ore. | The RepublicThe RepublicA fire has destroyed the post office and another building in Cascadia, Ore. The Democrat-Herald says (http://bit.ly/sG0Msm ) the fire started Saturday morning in a former school building that served as a home and business in the town 13 …

Stanford stamps online highAlbany Times UnionPALO ALTO, Calif. — In June, about 30 seniors will graduate from a little-known online high school currently called the Education Program for Gifted Youth. But their diplomas will bear a different name: Stanford Online …and more » More: continued here

Plain Dealer (blog) $10000 custom-made Lebron James pendant: Whatever happened to …?Plain Dealer (blog)Whatever happened to the $10000 Lebron James pendant that turned up on Ebay after an Akron woman said she bought it for $5 at a yard sale? It remains locked up at the Wadsworth police department until …

DigitalJournal.com Looted fossils from Scotland's 'Dinosaur Island' sold on eBayDigitalJournal.comThe Herald Scotland reported the thieves decided to put their finds up on eBay. Rocks with fossils taken from Skye have been listed on eBay with prices ranging from £30 to £1200. SNH is working in collaboration with authorities to find …

Daily Mail USDA Targets Small Stores Allegedly Profiting Illegally Off Food StampsHuffington PostPROVIDENCE, RI — A criminal swindle of the nation's $64.7 billion food stamp program is playing out at small neighborhood stores around the country, where thousands of retailers are suspected of trading deals …USDA targets stores in food …

Additional $1M food stamp for CNMI now 'mandatory'Saipan TribunePresident Barack Obama signed Friday a fiscal year 2012 appropriations measure that now makes it “mandatory” instead of “discretionary” the additional $1 million in food stamp funding that the CNMI receives. …and more » More: continued here

Melburnians the biggest users of the eBay appHerald SunEBay data shows Melburnians are the biggest users of the eBay app, and fashion was the No.1 shopping category. Picture: Nic Gibson Source: The Australian AUSSIE shoppers have saved $2.9 billion this year by researching prices online while shopping in … More: …

COUNCILLORS fighting against the closure of Holbeach’s delivery office say they were “disturbed” to find Royal Mail had not researched the town. More: continued here