ABC News Nearly a third of state used food stamps in MayMontgomery AdvertiserMore than 1.4 million Ala bamians — nearly a third of its residents — received food stamps in the month of May as Alabama dug out of the brutal April tornadoes. "That's never happened be fore, even when …

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Stamps' Deane in a new placeToronto Sun"I'm hoping to see progress from last week's play," said Stamps head coach John Hufnagel. "I didn't know what to expect truthfully but he surprised me." The defensive playbook is much more straightforward than the offensive one. …and more » More: continued here

You've got mail: online purchases make post office prosperLaunceston TimesA 24-hour pick-up hub run by Australia Post at St Leonards is being trialled and ''the post office of the future'', being trialled in Brisbane, will have 24-hour parcel lockers. Mr Twomey said: ''It's reinvigorating a bit of excitement about getting …

Daily Mail Post office loses $3.1B last quarterDeseret NewsOn the positive side, Donahoe said, there has been an increase in parcels business as the post office carries more items purchased via the Internet. The post office has asked Congress to change or drop the requirement that it make a $5.5 …

14 Minnesota farmers' markets now accept food stampsPioneer PressFourteen farmers' markets in Minnesota can now sell their produce to people on food stamps. To make nutritious foods and homegrown produce more accessible to a low-income clientele, the markets now can accept federal Supplemental … More: continued here

Residents in rural Mendota might lose post officeWestport-NewsHis shop shares a building with the city's post office, which on any given day is frequented by many of the town's 200 residents, who must go there to pick up their mail. Like many rural outposts, mail is not delivered. "The foot …

Stamps' Deane in a new placeCANOE"I'm hoping to see progress from last week's play," said Stamps head coach John Hufnagel. "I didn't know what to expect truthfully but he surprised me." The defensive playbook is much more straightforward than the offensive one. …and more » More: continued here

Politico Postmaster General: Need to cut Saturday mail deliveryNorth Platte BulletinThe nation's post office is going broke, he said July 22 at the 50th annual Government Affairs Conference in Washington, and it needs a long-term strategy rather than another band-aide fix, which in his view includes a cut from six-day …