Champion Post Office on list of possible closingsImperial RepublicanPost office box holders in Enders have now been joined by those in Champion in concern over the possible closing of their post office. Champion Officer in Charge Marjie Buls said she can't say when exactly she learned of her office's … …

Post office aims to stamp out breast cancer this weekendAustin HeraldThe Lansing Post Office is throwing its hat in the breast cancer awareness ring with a pictorial cancellation. From 4 to 6 pm on Saturday, Oct. 1, the post office will host a special pictorial cancellation for stamps, called “the …

Should Food Stamp Nutrition Be Mandated?Huffington PostThere was a debate in The New York Times yesterday over the "proper" use of SNAP (formerly "food stamp") funds. The basic question is whether use of food assistance dollars should be restricted so as to preclude unhealthful food choices: soda, … More: continued …

Appraisals can be invaluableColumbia Daily TribuneI don't want to have to pay for an appraisal for that, do I? A: If you just want to know what the market price is on an antique like yours, do a “completed auctions” search on eBay. That's a world market, so if an …

TNT Post calls for fair competition in UK postal marketPost and ParcelIn particular, the Dutch-owned postal operator wants to see an end to Royal Mail's exemption on VAT for business mail services. It says concerns about the danger of more competition on Royal Mail's universal service obligation are unfounded – …

Yahoo! News Blogs (blog) For Sale: 6-Foot-Tall Chia Likeness Of Rick PerryNPRA 6-foot-tall Chia pet of Republican candidate Rick Perry's head is for sale on eBay. It was commissioned by Dairy Waste Management for last year's Texas gubernatorial race. EBay describes the flower planter as "an extraordinary likeness of Rick's …

Hays Daily News Study hints more post offices should close -9/29/2011, 10:05 AMHays Daily NewsThe study is a 14-page document that evaluates the USPS proposal to close nearly 3700 mostly small and rural post offices. Because of time constraints, the study covered only Kansas and only looks at the effect …

(Sept. 29, 2011 ) A bid to avert the closing of the Pleasant Street post office is coalescing on Nantucket, with town leaders and citizens preparing to make their case to the beleaguered federal agency that is planning to shutter as many as 3,700 facilities across the country. More: continued …

Hays Daily News Damar mayor vows to fight closing -9/29/2011, 10:04 AMHays Daily NewsDAMAR — Never mind its small size, Damar has no intention of quietly watching its post office close. "We've done so much here for the survival of the town, I'd hate to see the postal service be …

GizmoCrave Android Ice Cream Sandwich Allegedly Leaks Via eBay PurchaseMashableA man who ordered a Samsung phone on eBay says he was surprised to find that it came loaded with what seems to be Ice Cream Sandwich — the long-awaited Android upgrade that Google is set to launch sometime within the …