Post Office Removing Some Neighborhood BoxesWCCO, MNIn the past year, the US Post Office has removed 400 mailboxes in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin, and not everyone postal customer is happy about that. Barry Margolis doesn't own a car and used to ride his bike to the corner mailbox to mail his …

Bidding to cut costs, eBay closes a customer service center in …InternetRetailer.com, ILMoving to make good on last month's promise to trim costs, eBay Inc. has announced plans to close a Vancouver, Canada, customer service center that employs 700 workers. The facility will close by Sept. 30. The online auction giant …

CRAIN'S BLOG: Move over, eBay — Detroit Metro online auction site …Crain’s Detroit Business, MIForget Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond. The hot new gift registry is Detroit Metropolitan Airport's new online lost-and-found auction. Like every other major airport, Metro piles up a lot of stuff left by passengers, and the …

Post office in Harmons set to openDeseret News, UTTAYLORSVILLE — The US Postal Service is opening a full-service contract post office inside the Harmons grocery store, 5454 S. Redwood Road, on Thursday, May 14, at 10 am It is among the first contract postal locations in the Salt Lake area to …

Food Stamps The New Cash Tender For North CaroliniansWFMY News 2, NCNorth Carolina– Since the start of the recession, North Carolinians have received $1.6 billion in food stamp benefits. These payments, in turn, have generated $2.8 billion in economic activity across all 100 of the state's counties. … More: continued here

Postal service: Worker stole $20000 in stamps for mortgageCNN(CNN) — Postal authorities say a Michigan postal worker has admitted to stealing some $20000 worth of first-class stamps since September and trying to sell them to online auction-site customers to help pay his mortgage. An arrest warrant has been … More: …

Get your passport at the Breckenridge Post Office on ThursdaySummit Daily News, COThe Breckenridge Post Office will have extended hours on Thursday to process passports for families. As of June 1, 2009, passports will be required to travel to Mexico, Canada, Bermuda and the countries of the Caribbean. On Thursday, the …

Farmers Markets in Maine Accepting Food StampsThe Exception Magazine, MEBy Exception Staff | May 11, 2009 The 99000 Maine families in the state's food stamps program will have an easier time purchasing fresh produce. Vendors at farmers markets across the state are increasingly accepting food stamp payments via the …Maine farmers …

Covet UT history? Star's 1914 uniform up for bids on eBayAustin American-Statesman, TXBy John Maher Dennis Behm admits that he's almost addicted to eBay. The former music professor has bought and sold a variety of things on the Internet, including the handmade French horn he used in concerts, which fetched $10000. …

Historic 1914 Texas uniform could fetch big bucks on eBayOrlando Sentinel, FLForget the recession, credit crunch and the fact you can't find two dimes to scratch together. There's vintage football gear on the market, and one of you will likely try to snatch up this gem. It's a 1914 University of …