Stamps& Coins: Will dollar coins make paper dollars obsolete?Sacramento Bee,  USA –7 hours agoIt may not happen in 2009, but it is inevitable. I'm basing my prediction on a new golden dollar coin that was released Friday from the US Mint. … More: continued here

Jessica takes on the Post OfficeTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –2 hours agoI submitted a cheque and an application for a one-year growth bond at my local Post Office. The cheque cleared but, after nine telephone calls, … More: continued here

Police uniform 'for sale on eBay'The Australian, Australia –10 minutes agoOther officers said eBay was regularly monitored by Queensland police to check for uniforms and official police items being sold. … More: continued here

Mormon Times Pioneer photo found on eBayMormon Times, UT –1 minute agoThe oldest known surviving photograph of the iconic Chimney Rock in western Nebraska has been found, of all places, on the Internet auction site eBay. … More: continued here

A dressing down for Royal MailDerby Evening Telegraph, UK –2 minutes agoROYAL Mail has apologised to a Derby family who said their New Year celebrations were marred by a post problem. Pete Boam claimed he spent £20 on a fancy … More: continued here

Along with new focus, Food Stamps get new nameBarre Montpelier Times Argus, VT –1 minute agoBy Mel Huff Times Argus Staff – Published: January 3, 2009 The well-known Food Stamp program got a new updated name Friday, and Vermont Gov. … More: continued here

More Illinois residents used food stamps in 2008Belleville News Democrat,  USA –55 minutes agoAP SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — More Illinois residents turned to food stamps last year to get meals on the table. Nearly 1.4 million people in Illinois used food …In tough times, food stamps use has risen in IllinoisBloomington Pantagraphall …

ONLY Men Aloud! musical director Tim Rhys-Evans has rounded off the perfect year by winning the Western Mail’s New Welsh Face of 2008 competition. More: continued here

We are wrecking the finest postal system in the worldYorkshire Post, UK –2 minutes agoThe last thing the Royal Mail needs is a Dutch firm running it. We may as well save the money and close the Royal Mail down now, before the Dutch ruin it … More: continued here

Estero post office deliveredThe News-Press, FL –2 minutes agoBy MARK S. KRZOS • mkrzos@news-press.com • January 3, 2009 On Monday, local business and government leaders were at the new post office on Three Oaks … More: continued here