American Art on Postage Stamps: Telling the Story of a NationArt Daily, Maine –39 minutes agoThe Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum’s award-winning Web site Arago presents another featured collection titled “American Art on Postage Stamps: Telling … More: continued here

Struggling economy forces Elkhart post office to change routesWSBT-TV, IN –5 hours agoThe Elkhart post office changed its routes to cut costs. The struggling economy is to blame. Lena Moore has lived at her home in Elkhart for 14 years. … More: continued here

At this rate, our hacks will sell on eBayBoston Herald, United States –30 minutes agoBy Howie Carr Question: Why did City Councilor Mike Flaherty announce his candidacy for mayor on YouTube? Answer: Because there is no Web site named YouHack … More: continued here

Mandelson backs new 'people's bank' at Post Officeguardian.co.uk, UK –4 hours agoThe plan to use the remaining post office outlets as the backbone of a new national bank would head off a Labour revolt over Royal Mail privatisation and … More: continued here

Palm Beach's main post office: 'It's never been for sale'Palm Beach Daily News, FL –5 hours agoBy MEGAN V. WINSLOW, Daily News Staff Writer It's the talk of the town: The island's main post office is for sale and the building's going to be razed. … More: continued here

Friday Jan. 30, 2009 6:24 PM ET – Part of the economic stimulus bill calls for raising payments to food stamp recipients by 13 percent. That’s a clear signal there are a ton of people hurting out there. According to the USDA, there are 31 million people in the U.S. …

Spending 15 months in the mountains of Afghanistan is not an easy thing. Brian Sturgill fought. He saw people die. He missed the birth of his daughter. More: continued here

More Marylanders are using food stamps than ever, a result of the deepening decline in the economy, state officials said. More: continued here

Packages that survived the FedEx cargo plane crash this week in Lubbock could get to their destinations next week, a company official said. More: continued here

Facing more than $10,000 in medical expenses for their two young disabled children, a Georgia couple quipped they might need to sell everything they owned to stay solvent. The couple accepted a winning $20,000 eBay bid for all their belongings minus their house, but it came with a catch. The …