Huge increase in donations through eBayThird Sector, UKBy Mathew Little, Third Sector, 2 June 2009 The value of charity donations given through online auction website eBay has tripled in the past year, new figures show. Donations from eBay sellers in the UK have soared from £40000 a month to £120000 a …

Lewisville officials trying to post office in Old TownDallas Morning News, TXBy WENDY HUNDLEY / The Dallas Morning News Lewisville city officials are making a last-ditch effort to save a post office in the Old Town area. The post office at 320 S. Charles St. is one of two in the …

Families applying for food stamps are waiting longer for help. Colorado ranked 52nd in the nation for timeliness and in Mesa County, only 56 percent of people applying for assistance get it in a timely manner. More: continued here

MONTREAL – The Governor General has rubber-stamped a request by the archbishop of Montreal that he be removed from the Order of Canada in protest over Dr. Henry Morgentaler’s appointment. More: continued here

Louisiana residents can now pre-apply online or by phone for Disaster Food Stamps in order to prepare for hurricane season. More: continued here

When legendary race car driver, Phil Hill, died last year at age 81, he counted among his friends the staff at Road & Track Magazine. The publication had enjoyed a working relationship with the winning driver of numerous competitions, including the Formula One Championship in 1961, the only American-born driver …

Move Over, Amazon? Google Aims to Sell e-BooksBusinessWeekThe plan to sell e-books is the latest indication of Google's attempt to expand beyond online advertising and gain a toehold in e-commerce, where Amazon.com (AMZN), eBay (EBAY), and Wal-mart.com (WMT) hold sway. "Google's core growth rate is slowing, … More: continued here

Public inquiry over sorting office plansEssex Echo, UKHowever, following objections to the scheme from Royal Mail and the Wickford Action Group, a review will be held by an independent Government inspector into the council's compulsory purchase order on the site in Lower Southend Road, Wickford. … More: continued here

National Post Passport Now Required to Cross BorderKFYR-TV, NDYou can apply for a passport at the Post Office and you will need a certified birth certificate. "You need to have an official birth certificate. The one with the seal. You can`t have the one from the hospital. They won`t accept that …

Seminar will show how to sell old stuff on eBayPasadena Star-News, CALearn how to sell old items on eBay at a free seminar at 11 am June 23 in the Barth Community Room at the Crowell Library, 1890 Huntington Drive. Susan Chick will give step-by-step instructions on the basics: setting up …