RESIDENTS in the Maghera area can look forward to a modern and bright new Post Office branch later this year as it undergoes a complete refurbishment. (14/01/2010) More: continued here

Children in poverty are on rise, food-stamp growth indicatesArizona Daily StarAs recession-hammered families increase, more are using food stamps to feed their kids, according to a study by the Brookings Institution and First Focus, …More kids need food stampsSt. Louis Post-Dispatchall 7 news articles » More: continued here

MyFox Memphis Coldplay, Zeppelin, The Stones Getting Their Own Stamps411mania.comThe UK's Royal Mail has released a set of 10 special stamps featuring classic British album covers including David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust, …Led Zeppelin's IV celebrated in new stamp collectionStourbridge NewsEpsom guitar legend, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, helps launch classic album …

Portland police said a man handed an apologetic robbery note to an employee at a FedEx Kinko’s store, then waited for police to arrive. More: continued here

Old Vail Post Office clean-up day is SaturdayArizona Daily StarWear your grubbies and bring a rake, hammer or paintbrush and help spruce up the Old Vail Post Office from 9 am to noon Saturday. The community is invited … More: continued here

Austin American-Statesman The Debate: Voters in GOP primary have chance to gauge candidatesNews-Journal.comUnder federal law, states are supposed to tell applicants within 30 days whether they qualify for food stamps. According to a story in the Dallas Morning …Rick Perry Doesn't Trust Texas VotersBurnt Orange Report (blog)all 462 news articles » …

The Guardian China exit could be good for Google investorsNational PostOr consider eBay Inc., which struggled and eventually decided to sell a majority stake in its Chinese operation to a local operator. …Google in a StraitjacketMotley FoolGoogle Considers Pulling Out of ChinaMarketNewsVideo.comGoogle's China Exit Would Put Baidu in Charge of …

An Aurora motorist blinded in one eye when a toaster-size chunk of ice blasted through his windshield wants trucking giant FedEx to help him find the semi-tractor-trailer that shed the ice. Peter Morano on Wednesday filed a legal order seeking schedules, logbooks and images from security cameras at the massive …

FRISCO – A pile burn will be conducted this week near the Mount Royal Trailhead at the end of Second Avenue in Frisco, said Rob Macdonald of East Zone Fire Management. “When we have the smoke dispersion and correct wind conditions we will be lighting,” Macdonald said in an e-mail. …

The postal service could grind to a halt because of fresh strikes as soon as next month unless a peace deal between unions and Royal Mail management is signed in the next 10 days. More: continued here