Webster officials urge preapplication for disaster food stampsShreveport TimesSign-up is available year-round online through a new Louisiana disaster food stamp program initiated by the state to head off emergencies such as the … More: continued here

Tennessee food stamps, waistlines expandThe TennesseanMore Tennesseans are receiving food stamps than ever before — nearly one in six — and the numbers … More: continued here

A Minot woman is suing the federal government after getting hurt at a post office. Exact details are not known, but Jacki Harasym says she suffered “serious and permanent injuries” in April 2008 when she walked in to a Minot post office. More: continued here

Post office to honor Sept. 11 Shanksville crashPhiladelphia InquirerThe Shanksville Post Office will offer the cancellation for 30 days starting Sept. 11, the anniversary of the terrorist attacks that included the hijacking … More: continued here

Stamp collection featured on PBSSunHerald.com (registration)5-6, Bob Marousky of Ocean Springs will be on hand at the annual Gulfplex 2009 Stamp Show to introduce collectors to dealers. Then on Sept. … More: continued here

Located on Hillsboro Street, the post office is one of four in the area the Postal Service is considering closing, spokesman Tad Kelley said. The proposed cutbacks are mainly the result of the country’s economic downturn, he said. More: continued here

Post office closure would hurt neighborsFayObserver.comA marcher out to save the Haymount Station post office told me Friday the US flag next to the building would probably come down if the post… More: continued here

Brennie Main of Modesto was in a post office recently to mail a care package to her son, Daniel Manc More: continued here

Thousands more jobs in Royal Mail sorting offices are at risk with the planned introduction of high-tech sorting machinery that should dramatically improve productivity. More: continued here

Some Sheraden residents are trying to save their post office — and the neighborhood. More: continued here