Sour economy swells food stamp rollsAsheville Citizen-Times, NCSo the 38-year-old Asheville mother of two joined the rapidly growing ranks of North Carolinians pushed by the economic slump into the state food stamp program. “It was very hard to do that because I want to be able to be independent and take …

Labour 'rushing' Royal Mail legislationScotland on Sunday, UKBy Nathalie Thomas THE Communication Workers Union has accused the government of playing "political football" with the Postal Services Bill, which sets out plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail. The union is concerned that Business Secretary Lord …Commons move shocks Royal Mail supportersIndependentPostal Services …

REGION: County's food stamp program falls short, critics sayNorth County Times – Californian, CAAfter years of criticism that the county's food stamp program did not reach enough poor families, the county recently approved a plan to increase access. Local advocates say the changes don't go far enough. The county's plan aims …

Observations of selling trading cards (or not) on eBayShelbyville Times-Gazette, TNSeveral years ago, during our eBay infancy, we sold a fair amount of trading cards and were pleased with the results. I am sure that we "gave away" some great deals because we were not well versed, so when I decided …

Post office launches pictorial markingExpress Buzz, IndiaBANGALORE: All the posts emanating from the Bannerghatta Post Office from Monday onwards will have the pictorial cancellation depicting a line drawing of a butterfly- Papilio Buddha, announced MP Rajan, Chief Postmaster General, Karnataka Postal Circle … More: continued here

Shanksville post office chief helps tell Flight 93 storyThe Tribune-Democrat, PAAs officer-in-charge of the Shanksville post office, Anderson understands the value of the small-town post office just miles from where the temporary memorial stands to honor the victims of United Airlines Flight 93. Forty passengers and crew died when … More: …

Daily Mail Now drinkers must wait in 'post office-style' queues at their …Daily Mail, UK'People aren't going to want to drink if they have to queue up as if they're in the post office.' Under plans drawn up by Liberal Democrat-controlled Oldham Council, all 22 pubs in the town centre will …

Opponents of plans to sell off Royal Mail are infuriated that a controversial Bill, paving the way for its partial sale, was sneaked into the Commons for its first reading. More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service is considering the possible closure of the downtown Pasco post office as par More: continued here

“This is an important judgment because it ensures that consumers can continue to buy genuine products at competitive prices on eBay. As such, it is a victory for consumers and the thousands of entrepreneurs who sell legitimate goods on eBay every day. More: continued here