Parker residents and officials come together over a proposed post office closure. More: continued here

Times Online The Royal Household's expediture: list of factsTelegraph.co.ukA wealth of facts about the workings of the Royal Household and the Monarchy are revealed in the Palace accounts which have been released. :: The Royal Mail…No 'flashy' Jubilee for Queen ElizabethMonsters and Critics.comNL woman to be inducted into Royal Victorian …

guardian.co.uk Victims' Speeches in Court Influenced Judge's RulingWall Street Journal'I now live on food stamps. He…continued to play with us like a cat would a mouse.' — Miriam Siegman Mr. Madoff's victims include some of the world's …Bernard Madoff: 'I will turn and face you'CNNMoney.comJudge gives Madoff 150 yearsBoston HeraldFor …

AuctionBytes Blog eBay Package-Tracking Info May BackfireAuctionBytes BlogeBay began making it easier for buyers to see when their items were shipped, but there may be a lag in the time it takes eBay to update tracking information …and more » More: continued here

Patrons and neighbors of the Arcade Post Office location in downtown Nashville won’t accept its closing without a fight. More: continued here

MSP issues call to Royal Mail on ApplecrossAberdeen Press and JournalA Highlands and Islands MSP has urged Royal Mail to maintain a full-time post office service in a remote Wester Ross community. It comes after Royal Mail…and more » More: continued here

NEW YORK – VICTIMS of Bernard Madoff’s billion-dollar Ponzi scheme branded him at his sentencing hearing as a ‘beast’ who had ruined their lives, forcing one to scavenge for food in dumpsters. Madoff ‘discarded me like road kill,’ said Ms Miriam Siegman, of Stamford, Connecticut, today at the hearing in …

Public speaks out against post office closureThe News Herald"Closing our post office would bring to close an era," Hendricks said Monday night at a public meeting at the Post 66 American Legion. …and more » More: continued here

Mailbox issue to be resolved in MarengoNorthwest HeraldBecause the development does not have a centralized mailbox unit, he said, the post office wouldn't deliver to them. “We have to go through the post office…and more » More: continued here

It’s been two and a half weeks since storms hit the Mid-South, causing thousands to lose power for nearly a week, and some say they’re still feeling the impact. Many people in Desoto County who rely on food stamps for groceries say they lost all their food when their power …