Royal Mail sell-off fight now at a critical stageSocialistworker.co.uk, UKAround 1000 postal workers demonstrated in Bilston, in the West Midlands, against the privatisation of Royal Mail last Saturday. Lord Mandelson is staking his political future on pushing the measure through (Pic: Socialist Worker) by Charlie Kimber …Campaign against post office threatRedditch …

LaMarcus Aldridge scored a game-high 22 points, as Portland used a late surge to top Memphis, 103-92, at FedEx Forum. More: continued here

CUPERTINO, Calif. — In a shot across the bow of other mobile phone makers that are rushing to emulate aspects of its popular iPhone, Apple on Tuesday previewed some features that are due out in the next version of the phone’s software. More: continued here

Lebanon gets new post officeAlbany Democrat Herald, ORBy Jennifer Moody LEBANON — It took more than 20 years, but Lebanon’s new post office is up and delivering. The US Postal Service opened its new building at 55 Walker Road on Monday, welcoming a steady stream of customers waiting to buy stamps, …

Chapel Hill post office to hold passport fair SaturdayMyNC.com, NCThe Chapel Hill Main Post Office will hold a Passport Fair on Saturday, March 21, 9 am – 2 pm at its lobby, 125 S. Estes Drive. Applicants are encouraged in advance to print an application online at www.usps.com/passport, and have it …

County: no more food stamps for richCincinnati.com, OHRecently the commissioners learned that this person, with the before-mentioned property, qualified for $500 a month in food stamps after she lost her job. A new rule by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says that this person qualifies for …County considering …

eBay.com is running a promotion from March 17 – 27, 2009, in which sellers may use the International Site Visibility upgrade for one cent on Auction-style listings. More: continued here

A bill to rename the Rolling Bay Post Office building in honor of Medal of Honor recipient and former island resident John “Bud” Hawk cleared the House of Representatives Tuesday. More: continued here

Ideas that might occur while on the food stamp lineHillsboro Argus – OregonLive.com, ORby David Sarasohn, The Oregonian A couple of thoughts on the multiple responses to my Sunday piece on the exploding demand for food stamps. When I do stories like that, they always produce a wide response of attacks …

Terapeak said it now includes “FP-30” sales in its eBay research data without the 30-day lag experienced since eBay launched the new format. FP-30 stands for fixed-price 30-day, a new listing format eBay introduced in September. More: continued here