Telegraph.co.uk Lord Mandelson: Government will not support more post office closuresTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomLord Mandelson, during the committee stage of the Postal Services Bill aimed at part-privatising the Royal Mail, said: "The network is now on a more secure footing and better placed to look to the future. "And its unrivalled network …

Money-troubled post office turning to CongressWBAY, WIThe post office was $2.8 billion in the red last year. It's facing even larger losses this year due to the sharp decline in mail volume in the weak economy. Potter has raised the possibility of cutting mail delivery from six days a week to …

Are canceled debts, food stamps and unemployment compensation taxable?Sun-Sentinel.com, FLFor 2009 only, you can exclude from your income up to $2400 of unemployment benefits, says Bob D. Scharin, senior tax analyst with the tax and accounting business of Thomson Reuters. To be clear: This does not apply to the tax return …

Choices and food stampsGlens Falls Post-Star, NY"The food stamp program almost looks like it's not governed very well," said Richter, of Fort Edward. "It feels like nobody cares." As America's obesity rates have risen to historic levels, some are asking whether the federal food stamp program, … More: continued here

Bill Me Later, And Thus ebay, Enters Tax Payments Via link2govDigital Transactions, ILThe deal gives Bill Me Later, and by extension ebay, entrée to the huge and potentially lucrative tax-payment market. link2gov already enables federal, state, and local tax payments either through direct links to the government entities or through its …

Tampa Tribune Artists' New Exhibit Puts Satirical Stamp On Postal ImagesTampa Tribune, FLSteve Smith comments on US politics, culture and the economy with “Gas,” another example of his satirical postage stamp art to be featured at the HCC Ybor Campus Art Gallery. Tampa photographer and mixed media artist Lori Ballard joins …

Post office changes made to maintain affordable serviceCumberland Times-News, MDEligible workers were offered early retirement, redundant mail processing operations are being consolidated, routes are being reorganized, overtime is being reduced and operating hours at processing facilities and Post Offices are being adjusted to …NH on wrong end of special deliveryNashua Telegraphall …

Change Food Stamp RulesWheeling Intelligencer, WVOhio's new rules for food stamps, adopted in October, have created a welfare plan for the wealthy. That is not what the program was intended to do. County commissioners in Warren County expressed outrage recently over a report that a woman with $80000 … More: continued …

Virtual Indian stamp collection growsIndian Country Today, NYThe presentation currently highlights 40 of approximately 70 stamps the US Postal Service has issued related to Native Americans since 1875, according to postal museum officials. Organizers are now in the process of creating more pages containing … More: continued here

Congressman: Freehold should keep post officeNews Transcript, NJThe 800-square-foot post office trailer has 760 post office boxes and has been open for nearly eight years on land provided free of charge by Monmouth County on Lafayette Street behind the Monmouth County Hall of Records. The facility has a parking lot … …