Columbus Dispatch Post Office food drive Saturday, postage increases MondaySierra Vista Herald, AZ – Laura OryBy Laura Ory Postal carriers will be picking up nonperishable foods for the annual food drive organized by the National Association of Letter Carriers and the US Postal Service, said Myra Ridgway, postmaster for the Sierra Vista post …

Car stolen from Worthing used in post office raidChichester Today, UKIT is believed a car stolen from Worthing was used as a getaway vehicle for a robbery from a post office in Portslade. Two masked men entered the Post Office in Station Road, at around 8.30am on Tuesday, May 5, and …

LIVENEWS.com.au Sydney post office ban for alleged people smugglersNEWS.com.au, Australia – Byron KayeBy Byron Kaye TWO women charged with people smuggling have been banned from the suburban Sydney post office from which they allegedly ran the criminal operation. A magistrate made the unusual order as the second of the two accused, Mt Druitt …

ebay Clarifies Buyer and Seller Protection ObligationsECommerce-Guide, United States – Vangie BealBy Vangie Beal This week ebay announced changes to the ebay User Agreement. The biggest change focuses on the recently announced ebay Resolutions policy, as well as the new ebay Purchase Protection policy. Instead of requiring buyers to go to paypal … …

Names withheld in robberyJamestown Sun, ND – James MacPhersonCongress adopted the Federal Food Stamp Act in 1964 to help needy people buy groceries. Debit-style electronic benefits transfer cards replaced paper food stamps in 1997 in North Dakota. The swipe cards help erase the stigma associated with paper food … More: continued here

guardian.co.uk Lumley in fresh attack on Labour over rights of GurkhasIndependent, UK – Nigel MorrisThe Prime Minister was also warned by a senior Labour MP that it would be a "kamikaze move" to press ahead with plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail. Desperate to get back on the front foot after a torrid …

Stamp Prices to Increase 2 centsKWCH, KS – Robert MarinThe price of a stamp is going up. Starting May 11th, the price for a first-class stamp will increase 2 cents for a total of 44 cents. The change comes after the US Postal Service's annual pricing review. Officials with the USPS say rising …

The Hook The Simmmpsonnns: Stamps on sale May 7The Hook, VA – Lisa Provenceby Lisa Provence The stars of American's favorite cartoon sitcom, now in its 20th season, get their own postage stamps. Ivy Postmaster Denise Thompson previews the new “Simpsons” stamps with Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, but refuses to sell …

Marilyn Monroe's Last Photos on eBay Auction BlockPR Newswire (press release), NYMany more very rare items, including original photos, letters, gifts and signed rarities from The Beatles, Fred Astaire , Louis Armstrong , Frank Sinatra , Lucy and more will be placed on eBay over the next week, so that Buddy …

BBC News Call to reinstate axed post busesBBC News, UKA group made up of Highland councillors and MSP Jamie Stone hopes to persuade Royal Mail bosses to restore five post bus services axed last month. The routes covered parts of Wester Ross and the north coast. Liberal Democrat Mr Stone, … …