DURHAM — The circumstances surrounding the Durham Contract Postal Unit’s closing on Route 22 are different from first reported. Landowner Ann Marie Rasnick said that when she bought her home in August 2007 the property included the existing post office. More: continued here

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: eBay, Inc., Qualcomm, Inc., Broadcom Corp., Yum! Brands Inc. and Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. More: continued here

ROYAL Mail employees have been told to expect a pay freeze as the recession bites into the company’s finances. More: continued here

Associated Press – April 23, 2009 8:43 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) – A former FedEx worker has admitted tipping off thieves who hijacked a company truck in Manhattan and held its driver hostage for… More: continued here

FOX 9 News Woman Indicted In S. Minn. Post Office ThreatsWCCO, MNPost Office Threats The threatened post offices are in Mankato, North Mankato, Lake Crystal, Madelia, New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, Le Center, St. James, Northfield, Dundas, Faribault, Warsaw, Kenyon, Medford, Morristown and Owatonna. …Woman indicted in Minn. post office threatsKAALtv.comall 26 …

A former local press journalist is in line for a welcome pay-day after putting a rare CD of singing sensation Susan Boyle up for sale on eBay. The Scottish spinster became a worldwide hit on YouTube this month after her rendition of I Dreamed a Dream, from Les Miserables, on …

One of the world’s most prized artists is to be honoured in a new collection of stamps. More: continued here

A former FedEx worker admitted Thursday to tipping off thieves who hijacked a company truck in Manhattan and held its driver hostage for hours in a brazen but bungled heist, prosecutors said. Edward Flores pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to… More: continued here

More folks turning to WIC, food stamps for helpJacksonville Daily News, NCWomen who qualify for Medicaid and food stamps automatically qualify for WIC, Smith said, but others would need to provide proof of earnings. Food and Nutrition Services requirements are different from WIC, Collins said, but are still based on … …

State Representative Wayne Christian of Center has introduced legislation that would require welfare recipients to pass a drug test before gaining access to their benefits. Those who fail the drug test would be kicked out of the program for six months.   More: continued here