LANSING — The delay time for getting food stamps in Michigan is getting shorter, even as the caseload continues to climb to record heights, state officials say. More: continued here

Harriet Harman the deputy Labour leader attempted to delay the publication of legislation to partprivatise the Royal Mail. More: continued here

The Islander fetches $23600 on EbayCape Cod Times, MAThe Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation of New York put the vessel on eBay after an extensive marine survey found it needed at least $6 million in repair work. They originally purchased the ferry from the Martha's Vineyard and …State loses $476K …

MAIL COMMENT: Missed chances to save the Royal Mail More: continued here

Post Offices Should Remain OpenJamestown Post Journal, NYThe post office should remain open six days a week because there are time-sensitive parcels to be handled. However, mail collection and delivery should become an every-other-day occurrence. Keeping the post office open would allow access to a service … More: continued here

CNET News Having a cow over Gmail just misses the pointCNET News, CAA few years ago it seemed that eBay's Web site was seizing up all of the time. The reality was less severe but merchants and bidders would scream bloody murder. At the same time, eBay, Yahoo, Amazon, and Buy.com …

Reuters Britons prefer Amazon for digital media -surveyReutersO) and eBay (EBAY.O). Martin Olausson, head of Digital Media Research at the research firm said Amazon was still some distance behind Apple's iTunes in actual market share, but it was in good position to gain share. "Our survey results suggest that …Report: …

On a routine trip to the post office to mail a birthday card, you probably wouldn’t expect to be greeted by lava lamps or asked what size pen you’d like to use (“medium or large?”). You probably would not expect the sales associate to hand a coloring book and crayons …

Royal Mail privatisation could mean twice weekly deliveriesJournal Live, UKPOSTAL services in Northumberland and Durham could be reduced to just twice a week if Royal Mail is privatised, union bosses warned last night. The Government was told delivery services would be put at risk if Dutch delivery company TNT is allowed …

New South Wales Nationals Senator Fiona Nash is asking Australia Post to find a way to keep the Murrumbateman Post Office open for at least another six months. More: continued here