Electronic mail may have reduced the volume of snail mail at the post office, but stamp collecting lives on in Dumaguete City. More: continued here

Tennessee Resident Charged Following Standoff At Wytheville Post OfficeRockbridge Weekly… Tennessee, has been charged with three federal crimes related to an incident at the Wytheville, Va. post office on December 23, 2009. …and more » More: continued here

Residents shocked over sudden Tillicoultry Post Office closureStirling ObserverThe closure on December 15 came about after discussions between the present owner of the building and Royal Mail ended without agreement. … More: continued here

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Doing Good by Paying ForwardNew York TimesThis fall, Kiva, one of the leading organizations in a niche that includes others like DonorsChoose and the eBay-owned MicroPlace, came under fire in a blog …Small Piles of Money with a Big ImpactNew York Times (blog)all 2 news articles » More: continued here

Roanoke Times Wytheville post office hostage relied on military backgroundRoanoke TimesJim Oliver, 41, was trying to mail a holiday package from the downtown Wytheville post office when the standoff began. …SLED agent put in middle of crisisCharleston Post CourierSLED agent helps end Virginia hostage situationWISall 5 news articles » More: continued …

Roanoke Times Wytheville post office suspect has a 'mean streak', criminal historyRoanoke TimesTaylor, who now lives in Bristol, Tenn., kept authorities at bay for nearly nine hours after entering the post office about 2:30 pm with four guns and … More: continued here

Hackers put out of Amazon and eBayIT Chuiko (blog)The largest Western trading platforms, including Amazon, eBay and others before experienced several serious DoS-attacks associated with the attack on a …and more » More: continued here

ABC News Five Held Hostage At Wytheville Post OfficeOrdoh News (blog)Shots have been fired from the post office, according to people in the area. Police are asking for people in a four block radius to evacuate the area. …Hostage: Post office gunman was angry at governmentAustin American-StatesmanWytheville, VA suspect took …

Stephanie Klein-Davis, The Roanoke Times/The Associated Press Bullet holes are seen in the window of the post office in Wytheville, Va. More: continued here