guardian.co.uk Communications Workers Union names opponents in Royal Mail battleguardian.co.uk, UKTNT has been running a pilot service in Liverpool that challenges the Royal Mail monopoly. Photograph: Colin mcpherson The government's choice of a strategic partner for Royal Mail appears to be narrowing to just two suitors, according to the …MP condemns …

Bend Weekly Food Stamps Benefits Increase in OregonKOHD, ORBy Brian MacMillan Linda Dinapoli and her little boy Dakota are at the Redmond Department of Human Services applying for food stamps. "I'm trying to get a job because I'm a single mother, and it's so hard to find a job now. The …

eBay Auction Goes To Good CauseWPBF, FLSome South Florida anglers are donating a $7500 fishing trip to benefit the Children's Leukemia Center at Palms West Hospital. The six-day World Sailfish Championship takes place April 13-18 in Key West. An eBay auction beginning Thursday night starts … More: continued here

Need a new pothole repairer? Check eBayChicago Daily Herald, ILBy Kim Pohl | Daily Herald Columnist A foreman in the Palatine Township Highway Department found a used infrared heater – the latest in pothole repair technology – on eBay. "New, we're talking more than $50000," said Highway Commissioner John Powers. … …

Let It Fail: The Post Office Needs A Bailout | KXNet.com North …KXMC, NDWASHINGTON – The post office will run out of money this year unless it gets help, Postmaster General John Potter told Congress on Wednesday as he sought permission to cut delivery to five days a week. “We are …

FedSmith.com Post office set to host passport fair SaturdayLubbockOnline.com, TXThe Monterey Station Post Office will be the host Saturday of a "Passport Fair" from 9 am until noon intended to help people learn what's needed to obtain a passport. The Postal Service is working nationally with the US State Department to …

Stimulus to boost food stamp benefitsDaily Mail – Charleston, WVWest Virginia food stamp recipients are getting a 13.6 percent increase in their monthly allotments beginning this month, officials said. The average household on food stamp rolls in the state had been drawing $204.08 a month. … More: continued here

Zion senior prank pokes fun at schoolChicago Tribune, United States… at Zion-Benton Township High School put a new twist on an abiding tradition that in Chicago-area high schools has seen crickets turned loose in hallways, a rooster left in a toilet and even one suburban school briefly posted for sale on …

Man asks for probation in stolen stamps caseStamford Advocate, CTBy Monica Potts STAMFORD — A Bridgeport man charged with stealing more than $20000 worth of collectible stamps from a Norwalk company asked Thursday that he be granted a special probationary program that would clear his record. … More: continued here

Post Office Delivers Bad NewsWCIV, SCThe agency is now looking for help from the government The post office lost nearly $3 billion last year and is expecting even greater losses this year. A line at the post office used to be a common sight but those lines are getting shorter. … …