Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has offered to fire 30,000 California state workers. Whitman, who is running for governor, had previously pledged to eliminate 10 percent of California’s 345,000-employee work force. More: continued here

Pojoaque’s post office is closing. More: continued here

CORPUS CHRISTI — Area GM dealers spent most of Friday keeping an eye for the UPS and FedEx deliverers, hoping they wouldn’t be among the 1,100 dealerships the automaker planned to close. None of the dozen or so area dealers confirmed having received a letter. More: continued here

Bob Kanner said his mail started coming to his home for the first time Wednesday, 15 days after Postal Plus closed and after an unexpected problem with the Aviation Loop post office. More: continued here

MILFORD It was Thanksgiving in May for the Ecumenical food pantry in Milford last week. Local Post Office employees collected donations from households in Milford and Matamoras on Saturday, May 9, part of the annual “stamp out hunger” tradition, which is now in its 17th year nationally. More: continued here

Customers at some local farmers markets will soon be able to pay for their fruits and vegetables with food stamps, debit and credit cards, as part of a new statewide program designed to increase access to local foods. More: continued here

If any local General Motors dealers received the dreaded FedEx mailing Friday telling them they were on the automaker’s closure list, they were keeping quiet. More: continued here

Royal Mail Profits Up But Workers UnhappyHell Mail, UKDespite falling mail volume, Royal Mail saw its profits double last year to £321 million. This is likely to fuel further claims by the Communication Workers Union that the group remains profitable and there are no sound reasons why the government … More: …

The La Joya Post Office will recognize the Sevilleta de la Joya Land Grant of 1819 with a commemorative cancellation post mark…. More: continued here

New system for emergency food stamps2TheAdvocate, LAChaos after Hurricane Gustav is leading to big changes in the way emergency food stamps are distributed. More than 2 million people received benefits in the aftermath of Gustav, but many had to wait in line for hours just to apply. … More: continued here