‘I blew £20,000 on eBay while wasted on Jack Daniel’s,’ admits Shane Richie (who bought a Planet Of The Apes prop) More: continued here

Local officials are voicing strong opposition to the closure of Freehold’s tiny post office trailer, one cost-cutting measure being considered by the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here

The planned partial privatisation of Royal Mail is “dead in the water” after Gordon Brown was warned there was little or no chance of getting the controversial move through the House of Commons. More: continued here

Another $20000 as region rallies to helpWarrnambool Standard, Australia –3 hours agoBY PETER COLLINS AND ALEX SINNOTT The coins started flowing on Friday at Dunkeld's Royal Mail Hotel where patrons helped raise $5485 through profits from … More: continued here

Last month, 442,299 Oklahomans were given food stamps. More: continued here

WASHINGTON — More than 37 million Americans live in poverty, and the vast majority of them are in line for extra help under the giant stimulus package coming out of Congress. Millions more could be kept from slipping into poverty by the economic lifeline. More: continued here

TULSA — An unexpected job layoff took Tulsa resident Deseree Cook from taking part in a first-time homebuyer program to being a first-time food stamp applicant.Cook worked in the accounting department of a welding distribution company and had been paying down debts to build credit for a home purchase. But …

Number of food stamp recipients nears record levelKTEN, TX –2 hours ago(AP) – The number of Oklahomans receiving food stamps is nearing record levels, and human services officials expect the trend to continue. … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Dutch postmen in orange uniforms start to deliver post in BritainTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –Feb 14, 2009By Christopher Hope, Whitehall Editor Holland's TNT and other private sector rivals currently use Royal Mail postal staff for the "final mile" doorstep … More: continued here

WIVB Would-Be Senators From Minn. Describe Life in Election LimboWashington Post, United States –11 hours agoBy Perry Bacon Jr. In the bustling halls of the Hart Senate Office Building, one office remains resolutely dark. As a new class of freshmen arrived, …Coleman, Franken trapped in Senate limboMarketWatch (press release)all 143 news articles …