Food stamp applications skyrocketRichmondBizSense, VirginiaMore and more people each month are signing up for food stamp benefits. Richmond localities can expect an increase of more than 25 percent in monthly cases this year, according to projections based on data from the Virginia Department of Social … More: continued here

CTV.ca A "New" Prince Harry Visiting USCBS News, NYHarry took a commercial flight to New York, just one sign, says royals-watcher and showbiz journalist Katie Nicholl of the UK newspaper the Mail on Sunday. "This is a real break with tradition," she told Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith Friday. …Prince Harry …

Woman pleads guilty to food stamp fraudSunHerald.com (registration),  USAA 34-year-old woman, who pleaded guilty to food stamp fraud, has been banned from receiving the assistance again and ordered to pay restitution and fines. Fredrequia Q. Griggs of Itta Bena pleaded guilty in Leflore County Justice Court. … More: continued here

Collision Industry Foundation eBay Charity Auction Ends June 1Collision Week (subscription)The eBay auction for charity being held at the Collision Industry Foundation eBay Store will end on Monday, June 1. Popular items up for auction include an advertising package that reserves a space on the deck lid of the #12 …

Royal Mail Makes Mail TargetsHell Mail, UKNew figures which form part of Royal Mail's annual customer quality of service report, reveal that it met mail targets for the 2009-09 financial year. The report showed 93.0% of First Class mail arrived the day after posting, and 98.5% of Second Class … More: …

EBay In No Hurry to Spin Off SkypeSeeking Alpha, NYMany observers had been waiting a long time for eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) to announce a spinoff of its voice-over-Internet-protocol phone service unit Skype. After all, it was clear that the online auctioneer was having a tough time achieving the …Donahoe thinks delay …

Sheriff: Stolen items sold on eBayHattiesburg American, MSThomas J. Mellow, 41, was arrested without incident at his home, said Sheriff Alex Hodge. The sheriff said a local courier company reported the theft of several electronic items. The stolen items were being sold from Mellow's home on eBay, an online …Jones County …

Chuck Yarborough makes his stamp in the concrete world: On the Job …The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com, OHby Chuck Yarborough/Plain Dealer Reporter Cost: A 600-square-foot stamped-concrete patio will run between $5000 and $7000, depending on the complexity. It only seems that for 11 of the 12 months of the year, Cleveland's …

Killiney Post Office gets revampStraits Times, SingaporeBy Melissa Sim THE sleepy Killiney Post Office has come back to life with a cafe-bar called KPO in the building. The place aims to attract the young Orchard Road crowd and seems to be doing just that. Ms Sharon Kaur, 41, who works in …

KVAL Eugene man under arrest for Roseburg post office fire Adam Ashe …The Register-Guard, ORBy Jack Moran ROSEBURG — A Eugene man is behind bars after allegedly trying to burn down a Roseburg post office to protest the US government's decision to fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, police said. Adam …