It was heard multiple times in a meeting held Thursday, August 24 at the Pierceville United Methodist Church that the Pierceville Post Office was “being reviewed” for a possible closure. Bob Redden, District Discontinuance Coordinator, answered patrons questions and explained what is going on. More: continued here

Judge sentences man in food stamp fraudEdmond SunEDMOND — An Oklahoma City man has been sentenced and ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution for defrauding the food stamp program. Muluneh Zeleke, 54, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced Wednesday by US District Judge Timothy DeGiusti to serve 24 … …

ComputerWeekly.com (blog) The 404 893: Where we never rub another man's rhubarb (podcast)CNET (blog)The world's most expensive 3G iPad 2 is up for purchase on eBay with a "Buy it Now" price of $620000…and it comes with a 1:1 replica of the Batmobile featured in the original Tim Burton movies. …

FedEx Freight Division is broadening its reach into Mexico. More: continued here

A public meeting about closing the John “Marty” Thiels South Park post office…Alexandria Town TalkA public meeting about closing the John “Marty” Thiels South Park post office in Alexandria has been scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 8. The meeting, organized by the US Postal Service, will be from 6:30 to 8 …

Videogamer.com Radiant Silvergun Slated for September 14 Release on XBLA1UP.comThe Treasure-developed, vertically-scrolling shooter has never been officially released out of Japan, leading to it fetching some fairly high prices on eBay. It began as an arcade game in 1998 and was ported soon after to the Sega Saturn. …Radiant Silvergun …

San Diegans on food stamps rises by 89%OB Ragby Source on August 30, 2011 · 0 comments By Lindsay Hood / NBCSanDiego.com / August 29, 2011 The number of San Diegans using food stamps to help supplement their income has increased by 89 percent since January 2009, according to the …

This week, Jessica tracks down a reader’s tax certificate for Post Office savings. More: continued here

Mail delivery operations and retail services at the Altoona Post Office are being consoliated with those of the Pleasant Hill branch. Once the transition is complete the Altoona office will close, likely by Sept. 30. / MICHAEL ROLANDS/HERALD-INDEX More: continued here

Zend Welcomes Keynote Speakers from Amazon, eBay, RightScale and 10gen/MongoDB …MarketWatch (press release)Other keynote speakers include Jeff Barr, Senior Web Services Evangelist at Amazon Web Services; Hugh Williams, VP, Experience, Search, and Platforms at eBay; and Dwight Merriman, CEO and co-founder of 10gen, a MongoDB company. …and more » More: continued …