Post services may be thrown into chaos over Royal Mail’s plans to cut thousands of jobs. More: continued here

Voter registration dueDalles Chronicle, WAIf you have questions regarding registration, contact the elections office at (541) 506-2530. Ballots for the May 19 election will be taken to the post office May 1 for delivery beginning Saturday, May 2. People who believe they are registered voters …Statewide Special Election Registration DeadlineKGTV, 10News.comall …

Fernandina Beach Commissioners have taken a major step toward acquisition of the downtown post office building. A non-binding letter of intent from the U.S. Postal Service for purchase of the Centre Street post office was approved 4 to 1 Tuesday. More: continued here

KOMO News Not on 'food stamps,' but still stuck with a stigmaKOMO News, WABut Beckett didn't feel good about going on food stamps, so she didn't sign up until she learned she was pregnant: “I was like, 'look, OK, I need help.'” About 374000 Washington households are on the “food stamp” …

A new national program is helping thousands of low income families in North Carolina get affordable cell phones. Under the government supported Lifeline Assistance Program, Safelink.com gives users 68 minutes a month, plus voicemail, call-waiting, and caller ID for free. To qualify for the deal, you must participate in state …

Stamps serve Slices for SmilesOurSports Central (press release), WICalgary Stampeders defensive lineman Mike Labinjo and punter Burke Dales will help launch Pizza 73's Slices for Smiles campaign on Tuesday, Apr. 28. The players will serve nine-inch pizzas at a discount at the Pizza 73 location on 3745 Memorial Dr. SE … …

Camillus Man Stole $400k Food StampsThe Gouverneur Times, NYDeb's sentencing resulted from his guilty plea to exchanging cash at fifty cents on the dollar for food stamp benefits, and by allowing food stamp recipients to use their electronic benefit cards to pay cell phone and utility bills. … More: continued here

Food stamp hurdles keeping some outUnited Press InternationalPITTSBURGH, April 27 (UPI) — Tough measures to prevent US food stamp fraud are keeping legitimate prospective recipients out of the program, advocates say. With the US Department of Agriculture food stamp program poised to be boosted by a historic $20 …Food-stamp fraudWaterbury …

POCOPSON — Folks in the township want their post office to stay right where it is. More: continued here

The Treasury Department said Monday it will need to borrow $361 billion in the current April-June quarter, a record amount for that period. More: continued here