The Taunton post office is one of just a handful in the area which isn’t handicap accessible. More: continued here

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer was arrested last night immediately after he and another man received a FedEx package containing hundreds of prescription painkillers, including OxyContin, police said. More: continued here

They had their meat ration stamps in hand, but the butcher shop had run out of meat. So they had to settle for an eight-pound trout for Thanksgiving dinner in 1947. More: continued here

eBay appears to be considering customer loyalty programs in addition to its heavy use of couponing. eBay had tested an “eBay Bucks” shopper rewards program last year that may be resurrected this year, and eBay is currently surveying users about a PayPal Loyalty Program that offers special benefits to top …

George W. Bush, who left office with one of the lowest popularity ratings in U.S. history, will officially kick off his unofficial post-presidential image rehabilition tour with a speech in Calgary on Tuesday. More: continued here

Britain may postpone a planned partial privatization of the Royal Mail, fearing private buyers may not offer enough cash, The Sunday Telegraph reported.Citing unnamed postal union sources, the newspaper said the controversial move could be put off by the British government until the private bidders can find more capital to …

A new wave of food stamp applicants washes across OregonThe Oregonian – OregonLive.com, ORIn February, food stamp demand around the state increased 21 percent over February 2008, and in some areas the numbers teeter even higher. Demand in the Bend area, which has led the state in increases for each of …

Not that we can really blame the guy or anything, but don’t think that the selling of this machine at this point in the history of mankind is any sort of coincidence. Literally two days after we took a glance at this very Macbook — which had its Apple logo …

When the private sector retreats from the economy, the duty of government is to step in and protect all its citizens, not just the wealthy. The president’s proposals are not an attempt to turn the United States into — gasp! — France. Yes, there is plenty of spending on unemployment …

LONDON, March 15 (UPI) — Britain may postpone a planned partial privatization of the Royal Mail, fearing private buyers may not offer enough cash, The Sunday Telegraph reported. More: continued here