Stretching food dollars on a food stamp budgetRecord-SearchlightRecipients of Cal Fresh (formerly called food stamps) know well the difficulty of leveraging food dollars. But what about the rest of us? Many who are not receiving assistance still struggle to make ends meet. Even those with sufficient resources are …and more » …

Horsham Post Office, 600 Enterprise Road, will be gaining some new staff starting Oct. 22. More: continued here

International Business Times (press release) EBay builds new division to woo developersReutersSAN FRANCISCO, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Ebay Inc (EBAY.O) is building a new division to woo developers and attract more merchants as the company tries to emulate the success of Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iOS platform in the e-commerce world. …

NM lawmakers endorse food stamp supplementNECNSANTA FE, NM (AP) — A proposal heading to the House will head off a reduction in food stamp benefits to about 4900 low-income New Mexicans. The measure will provide $450000 for a program that supplements federal food stamp benefits for the elderly and …and …

Locals say they’re frustrated because the next nearest post office is between eight and fifteen miles away. More: continued here

Barbara Jordan Honored: Black Heritage Forever Stamp Features Legendary …PR Newswire (press release)16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Barbara Jordan, one of America's most respected and influential politicians, was recognized today by the US Postal Service as the 34th honoree in the popular Black Heritage stamp series. The Barbara Jordan Forever …and …

The struggling U.S. Postal Service says it’s considering whether to close more than 250 mail processing centers across the country and, Youngstown may be on the chopping block. More: continued here

Post office shuffle could help Pittsburgh gain mail-processing jobsTarentum Valley News DispatchTo eliminate an estimated $8 billion to $10 billion gap in this year's budget, the service is looking at closing underused post offices. And it is asking Congress to let it stop delivering mail on Saturday and allow it …

International Business Times (press release) EBay Ups Mobile Pay Ante Against Google, AmazonInvestor’s Business DailyBy JASON MA, INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 09/15/2011 02:16 PM ET EBay's(EBAY) planned mobile payment service is meant to offer merchants a way to better target, acquire and retain customers, as giants like Google (GOOG), Amazon.com …

USA Today Local Post Office Probably Won't ClosePatch.comThe United States Postal Service announced this week that it would be studying 252 processing facilities for potential closure or consolidation. The post office and processing facility on Stewart Parkway in Douglasville made the …Campaign to Save Historic Hye Post Office Continues with …