VOTE: MP calls for a Royal Mail rethink on privatisationThis Is Lancashire, UKBOLTON MP David Crausby is leading calls from a growing band of Labour backbenchers who want the Government to scrap its plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. Mr Crausby, MP for Bolton North East, has co-sponsored an Early Day Motion …

The Calgary Stampeders will open the 2009 pre-season against the BC Lions at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17 at McMahon Stadium. The Stamps and Lions met four times last season including the 2008 West Final with the Red and White emerging victorious in all four meetings. More: continued here

BOLTON MP David Crausby is leading calls from a growing band of Labour backbenchers who want the Government to scrap its plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. More: continued here

Salem-News.Com Number of food-stamp recipients sets record againTulsa World, OKBy BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau OKLAHOMA CITY — The number of people receiving food stamps continues to climb, hitting another record for May. The Commission for Human Services on Tuesday got an overview of the increase. …One in Six Oregonians Now …

A red-letter day for an area post office in danger of being stamped out. A contract has been signed by the US Postal Service that will keep the Kurten post office open for business. More: continued here

Postie stole cash in mailMirror.co.uk, UKRoyal Mail said it had "zero tolerance" for dishonesty. The dad of four, from Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, was given a 12-month suspended jail term at Basildon crown court after admitting theft to Basildon magistrates last month.Thieving postman avoids jail and says he's sorryEssex Echoall 2 news articles …

A 34-year-old Midland man faces up to 20 years in prison after he plead guilty Monday to federal wire fraud charges involving customers through the eBay Web site. More: continued here

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A bomb squad used a disrupter gun to blast a suspicious package left on the counter of the Leavenworth post office, but only a Bible was found inside. Police said the person who left the package on Friday night took off in a hurry and probably …

Robert Cunliffe traveled the world in search of upside down stamps. For the financial planner from Mt. Lebanon, stamps were a passion for most of his life. More: continued here

A big scare today at the downtown post office in Huntsville. The building was shut down for about two hours this morning after a suspicious liquid started leaking from a package. Hazmat crews were called More: continued here