Temporary workers make sure postal service is first classStoke & Staffordshire, UK –5 hours agoHayley Harp met workers at one of Royal Mail's centres to find out more about how they make sure the post gets to its correct destination. … More: continued here

MP calls for Milverton post office to be re-openedWarwick Courier,  UK –4 hours agoBy Shona Ghosh Uncertainty hangs over the fate of a Leamington post office as the county council comes under pressure to re-open the branch. … More: continued here

Post Office tribute to tragic IanCoventry Telegraph, UK –28 minutes agoThe money was collected at Crawley News, in Remembrance Road, Willenhall, in memory of former owner Ian Crawley. Sub postmaster Tabrez Akhtal, who took over … More: continued here

AFP ComScore: First Drop In Online Holiday Sales Since 2001MediaPost Publications, New York –3 hours agoWalmart.com had a modest 4% increase to 51.5 million, while eBay, the biggest retail site, dropped 4% to 85.4 million. The online stores of other major …ComScore: Online Holiday Shopping Falls 3% In 1st DeclineCNNMoney.comOnline holiday sales …

South Dakotans on food stamps tops 67000 | KXNet.com North Dakota NewsKXMC, ND –1 hour agoSIOUX FALLS, SD (AP) As the number of South Dakotans out of work increases, so does the number of people on food stamps. Observers and people using the …Food stamp demand surgesSioux Falls Argus Leaderall 6 news …

South Dakotans On Food Stamps Tops 67000KSFY, SD –3 minutes agoBy AP As the number of South Dakotans out of work increases, so does the number of people on food stamps. Observers and people using the benefit say it's a … More: continued here

Postal Service Previews 2009 Commemorative Stamp ProgramSunHerald.com, MS –3 hours agoThey're all 2009 stamp subjects the US Postal Service is providing a sneak peek at today. All stamp issuance dates and dedication locations are subject to … More: continued here

New Stamps: Old TV, Liberal Activist Judge, Poe, OthersVillage Voice, NY –2 minutes agoThe Post Office has announced its commemorative stamps for 2009. Alaskan and Hawaiian statehood are honored, which should please Sarah Palin and Barack … More: continued here

Son to Sell JP 'The Big Bopper' Richardson's Used Coffin on eBayShortNews.com, Germany –6 hours ago… projects remembering the music of his father, JP 'The Big Bopper' Richardson, by selling the 16-gauge steel casket he occupied for 48 years on eBay. …'Big Bopper's' son auctioning Dad's casketSan Francisco ChronicleWatercooler StoriesUnited Press InternationalThe …

SlashGear Pink iPhone 3G Turns Up on eBayI4U –1 hour agoYou can buy all sorts of products on eBay, some of them real and some of them fakes. The most recent product to turn up on eBay that could be a fake is a …Mysterious pink iPhone 3G hits eBay, cue …