VALPARAISO — Just as rain, sleet or snow rarely stop U.S. postal carriers from their rounds, a few drops and the threat of rain didn’t stop the dedication of the downtown post office’s new location. A group of dignitaries, postal officials and local residents participated in the ceremony that began …

Mashable EFF Posts 'Terms of Service' TrackerWired News… chronicling 44 internet companies, shows terms of service agreements side by side with older and new versions, and highlights what is new. The companies include Facebook, Google,Wordpress, Data.gov, YouTube, Apple, GoDaddy and, among others, eBay.EFF begins tracking terms of service changesSlashdotEFF Launches …

Associated Press – June 4, 2009 9:55 AM ET ST. VRAIN, N.M. (AP) – The 102-year-old St. Vrain post office has closed, and customers in the eastern New Mexico village are now receiving mail at a… More: continued here

Marketing Week Royal Mail Group needs clarity on fundingTimes Online, UKWhen it was announced that I was to become chairman of Royal Mail Group, friends reacted in one of two ways: either they thought I was completely mad or, like my grandson, thought I would be delivering the mail. Neither, of …

Green shoots fail to reduce food stampsHürriyet, TurkeyWASHINGTON – A record 33.2 million people, almost one of every nine Americans, were receiving food stamps at the end of March as unemployment rose to the highest levels since 1983, according to the US Department of Agriculture. … More: continued here

It’s not a sight you see everyday, a FedEx van in the middle of a pond. More: continued here

What should you do with all those unused stamps?North Fort Myers Neighbor, FLBy ANNE MURRAY, Postmaster Ft Myers/Cape Coral Now that postage has increased to 44 cents for a one-ounce, First-Class stamp, what should you do with all those unused stamps? The answer is simple-use them! The value of the stamp …

FedEx will take some $1.2 billion in charges against its fiscal fourth quarter earnings, including charges against its purchased Kinko’s and Watkins Motor Lines businesses, the company announced Wednesday. More: continued here

MAIL COMMENT: A pointless cutDaily Mail, UKBy Daily Mail Comment Labour's time in power may be drawing to a close, but it's too late for our once great Royal Mail. The second post axed, millions of letters lost, stamp prices soaring above inflation, and thousands of post offices closed. … More: …

TeleText Arms smugglers bought parts on eBayThe Press AssociationThree arms smugglers who bought Top Gun-style military equipment on eBay to sell to Iran have been jailed for their "complex and lucrative conspiracy". Mohsen Akhavan Nik, his son Mohammad Akhavan Nik and Nithish Jaitha breached UK arms embargoes by …Plot to …