MADISON — Driven by a devastating mix of high food prices and a nationwide recession, Wisconsin families are using food stamps in record numbers, experts and state officials said More: continued here

Classic 20th century designs including Concorde, the telephone kiosk and mini skirt are in the Royal Mail’s next special stamp set. More: continued here

George Stephenson and his Rocket, Charles Darwin and British design classics, ranging from the red telephone box to Concorde, will be featured on stamps to be published next year. Ten stamps celebrating design will go on sale from 13 January. The Mini, the miniskirt and the London Underground map will …

Register now for eBay sales classNews-Leader.com, MO –11 minutes agoA two-day class on using eBay to make money will be presented from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm Jan. 15 and Jan 22 at the Tri-Lakes TCRC in the southwest corner of … More: continued here

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AuctionBytes Blog AuctionBytes Interviews Former eBay Executive Jeff JordanAuctionBytes Blog, MA –1 hour agoBy Ina Steiner What does former eBay executive Jeff Jordan think of the auction site these days? Jordan joined eBay in 1999, and many had considered him a …What Would eBay Be Like if Jeff Jordan Were CEO?AuctionBytes Blogall …

London The Royal Mail is celebrating the UK’s heritage next year with 13 stamp sets. The themes range from Charles Darwin to industrial pioneers to design classics, such as the telephone box and Concorde. More: continued here

In Dane County and the state, record numbers are using food stampsWisconsin State Journal, WI –4 hours agoCompton signed up for food stamps in May and now receives about $230 a month. Nationally, Peacock said, one in 10 people are now on food stamps, … More: continued here

POINCIANA | Residents have been waiting a long time for this community of more than 70,000 people to get its own full-service post office, and now that it’s here, they’re waiting some more.”This is the first time I came here,” Regino Cruz said.”It is beautiful, but today the lines are …

Tales of heroism and hardship, avalanches and abandoned mail…Times Online, UK –5 hours agoReports trickled in to your offices on Boxing Day, and the following days, of the hardship and heroism shown, particularly by the Royal Mail employees, … More: continued here