Nation Briefing 5/10Daily Herald, UTThe price of a first-class stamp will climb to 44 cents, though people who planned ahead and stocked up on Forever stamps will still be paying the lower rate. It's the third year in a row that rates have gone up in May under a new system …

Mmmmm….. Simpsons stampsCreative Loafing Tampa, FLIf you are among the few remaining humans who still use postage stamps, then this is a no-brainer (d'oh!). I mean, why wouldn't you want stamps commemorating America's First Family? No, not the Obamas, whose turn will undoubtedly come, but Homer, … More: continued here

Ed Killer: Want your own artificial reef? Try eBayChanhassen Villager, MNIf the final details of the bidding contract can be worked out — possibly this week — eBay window shoppers will be able to place bids on having a reef named for their choosing. The reef builders will need a bid …

Body of missing prof foundFort Wayne Journal Gazette, INThe price of a first-class stamp will climb to 44 cents, though people who planned ahead and stocked up on Forever stamps will still be paying the lower rate. It's the third year in a row that rates have gone up in May …

Telegraph.co.uk Cameron's threat on Royal Mail vote adds to Brown's woesIndependent, UKIn more grim news for Mr Brown, Mr Cameron stopped short of offering a cast-iron guarantee that his party will back the Government in the Royal Mail vote. Up to 120 Labour MPs are threatening to rebel next month, forcing …

Post Office Highlights Contents Insurance Risks for 'Manbag' OwnersPR Web (press release), WALondon, UK (PRWEB) May 10, 2009 – The increasing popularity of "manbags" could alert pickpockets to valuable bag contents, Post Office Home Insurance has warned. Last year, celebrities such as Kanye West and David Beckham sparked a surge in …

Peel and weep: Stamps costing 2 cents more MondayTampa Bay’s 10, FLStarting Monday, the cost of a stamp goes up to 44 cents. Those who bought Forever stamps before Monday's increase will pay the lower rate. Postal officials estimate the increase will cost the average household $3 a year. There may …

Woo-Hoo! 'Simpsons' Stamps Are HereNew York Times, United StatesThe United States Postal Service may not be sufficiently steeped in trivia about “The Simpsons” to issue a stamp depicting Stampy the Elephant, the lovable pachyderm that Bart briefly owned in an episode of that animated Fox sitcom. … More: continued here

An American patchwork quilt of economic aidSarasota Herald-Tribune, FLHealth care, housing, food stamps and cash — each form separate bureaucratic worlds, with dictates that often collide. State differences make the patchwork pattern more pronounced, and random foibles can intervene, like a computer debacle in Colorado …For Victims of Recession, Patchwork State …

Professor sought in killings found deadBoston Globe, United StatesThe price of a first-class stamp will climb to 44 cents, though people who planned ahead and stocked up on Forever stamps will still be paying the lower rate. It's the third year in a row that rates have gone up in May …