Nicole Jamison of NuMine was approved to receive a cell phone through a national program for low-income parents of children with medical issues. But the company won’t sent the phone to her post office box. More: continued here

Badger Settles In At Post OfficeWISN MilwaukeeThe animal somehow made its way inside. It wound up hiding under a locker in the men's locker room inside the maintainence facility. … More: continued here

Milwaukee — There was an unexpected arrival at Milwaukee’s central post office Tuesday morning. Postal workers discovered a badger in the facility’s auto shop before 7 a.m. More: continued here

Flooding prompts Kentucky post office closingsBizjournals.com… issues in several areas due to the flood waters,” Toni Hopkins, manager of post office operations for the Kentuckiana District, said in a news release. … More: continued here

SEIU (blog) Sodexo Execs Receive Award at Posh Lunch While Working Mothers at Sodexo …SEIU (blog)"I've been on food stamps for over a year now, but the food stamps don't cover all the food I need to feed my growing kids. I live in a low income housing …and more » …

Ill. county using food stamp applications to track, arrest more than 100 fugitivesCanadianBusiness.comMore than 100 people wanted for crimes ranging from kidnapping to marijuana possession were arrested late last month after police tracked their food stamp… More: continued here

Citrus Daily Sale of 'pet postage' stamps begins in post officesCitrus DailyIt is part of the US Postal Service's Adopt a Shelter Pet commemorative postage stamp campaign, with the theme "Stamps to the Rescue. … More: continued here

Tech stocks lead market lower; Nasdaq down 2.4%MarketWatch… which fell more than 4%, to $9.44 a share, and online retailer eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) , which gave up more than 5% to fall to $22.67. …and more » More: continued here

Oneindia Italian woman fined for wearing burqa in publicTimes OnlineAmel Marmouri, 26, was stopped by carabinieri officers in a spot check outside a post office in Novara in northern Italy and given a 500 euro (£431) fine, …Police stop Muslim woman wearing veil in ItalyBBC NewsWoman becomes first in Italy …

Food stamps used to catch fugitivesKansas City Star (blog)In Cook County, Ill., police have found a clever strategy for finding the unfindable: They're starting to comb through food-stamp applications. … More: continued here