Mural returns to post officeThe Franklin SunThe mural that hung for over 60 years in the old post office was returned to its proper place on Monday after nearly a decade of storage following a 1999 … More: continued here

Vanity Fair Salinger's Used Toilet for Sale on eBayThe Faster TimesJames Yeh is a founding editor of Gigantic and the indie books editor of the Faster Times. His fiction has appeared in PEN America, elimae, …JD Salinger's Toilet Up for Sale on eBay; Seller Promises It's Not a PhonyVanity FairSalinger's …

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 12:29:00 HUA HIN: High above Thailand’s parched landscape the kingdom’s fleet of intrepid royal rainmakers work their meteorological wizardry. A squadron of 20 aircraft plunges through the clouds firing a cocktail of chemicals that they hope will provoke a downpour to alleviate the effects of drought …

Food stamp funding: Hodes, Shea-Porter reverse itThe Union LeaderCarol Shea-Porter and Paul Hodes for voting to cut federal food stamp funding? That's exactly what the two did last week when they voted for a bill to …and more » More: continued here

Regulations requiring safety stamps for children’s toys are about to be enforced, despite the fact about 85% of toys are smuggled from China and most sellers don’t know where to get the stamps. More: continued here

Fighting for food security in San FranciscoSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)According to San Francisco's Human Services Agency, the number of city residents on food stamps has grown by 55 percent over the past year and …and more » More: continued here

Post office substation opens in PTPeninsula DailyPORT TOWNSEND — A new post office substation has opened in the Purple Heron, a boutique gift shop at 1117 Water St. in downtown Port Townsend. … More: continued here

With construction completed on the 400,000 square foot FedEx Ground facility in Troutdale, limited operations are under way with employees being phased in. Company officials noted the building, located off Sundial Road on the former Reynolds/Alcoa aluminum plant site, should be fully operational … More: continued here

News 8 Austin Texas food stamps program in dire need of new hiresKENS 5 TVby KENS 5 Staff If Austin does not act fast enough people throughout South Texas who depend on food stamps may go hungry. The Texas Health and Human …Texas seeking 1500 new food stamp workersHouston ChronicleFood …

Rickwood commemorated with USPS stampCBS42In addition to introducing the new Negro Leagues stamps to the City of Birmingham, the Postal Service has designed a pictorial postmark and cachet for this …and more » More: continued here