Number of Area Children on Food Stamps Rises SharplyPatch.comFlat Shoals Food Mart accepts EBT and food stamps. Patrick Hayes The number of area children receiving food stamps more than doubled between 2007 and 2009, according to national data collection project Kids Count. … More: continued here

Villagers back royal postmanReading ChronicleTHE sacking of a popular Royal Mail postman whose route includes the family home of the future queen is prompting angry villagers to spring into action to help him win his job back. Villagers have launched their Saving Postman Ryan petition in response … More: continued …

17 southern Michigan post offices may closeDetroit Free PressThe Postal Service hasn't received tax dollars since the early 1980s, he said. Before it can downsize, by law, it must hold community meetings in each area where a post office could close so customers can give comments for Congress to consider …

Food stamp stimulusMuncie Star PressIn a recent interview, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack disclosed that for every $1 spent on foods stamps, it results in $1.84 benefit to our economy. "If people are able to buy a little more in the grocery store, someone has to stock it, …and more » …

Ask Amy: Grandparents' favoritism creates tensionWashington PostDEAR AMY: Shopping eBay, I found pictures from a video I posted on YouTube being used to advertise a product. This is a violation of eBay's rules and general copyright law. The seller removed my pictures but told me I should be pleased that …

Public feedback sought on Bemidji post office studyBemidji PioneerA public meeting will be held at 6:30 pm Tuesday at the Bemidji City Hall to discuss the results of the recent Area Mail Processing study of the Bemidji post office and for community members to ask questions and provide feedback. …El …

Fox News Rural villages depend greatly on post officesAnchorage Daily NewsALAN DICK Rural Alaskans far from roads, stores, medical and other services, who live in small villages spend more money per capita in the post office system than most other Alaskans. We have no alternatives to receiving medications, …Scott County …

Bricks fall from post office façade in HarrodsburgHouston Chronicle(AP) — A shower of bricks and mortar fell from the façade of the Harrodsburg post office as firefighters serviced a warning siren atop the building. The building was evacuated and closed for much of the day. Letter carriers were eventually allowed …

Cassidy: Tiny post office puts stamp on the un-Silicon ValleySan Jose Mercury NewsTess Black picks up her mail in the tiny lobby of the tiny post office in Loma Mar on Thursday, August 11, 2011. Among the post offices the USPS is considering for closure is this one that has …

Food stamps, Medicaid demand soars in regionDayton Daily NewsDAYTON — Local counties are seeing dramatic increases in requests for public assistance programs such as food stamps and Medicaid, and the trend appears to be statewide. … More: continued here