Smoke shop owners charged with food stamp fraudSan Jose Mercury News,  USAA smoke shop owner, his brother and daughter face federal charges for allegedly redeeming $2 million in food stamps they bought at half their face value. A joint investigation by the USDA and IRS alleges that for five years …

Area post office projects put on holdDanbury News Times, CTBy Dirk Perrefort While plans for a new post office in Hawleyville continue to move forward, other towns in the region looking for new facilities will likely have to wait a little longer. The Postmaster General of the US Postal Service said …

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The state Department of Human Services says federal stimulus money will help increase Oregon families’ food stamp benefits by 13 percent. More: continued here

Armed police arrest Blackburn post office robbery bid suspectBlackburn Citizen, UKThe action followed an attempted armed raid on the Guide Post Office on Tuesday morning. The incident on Tuesday saw a man dressed in black with a hat pulled down over his face enter the post office in Haslingden Road and …

Post Office ClosingPensacola News Journal, FLJody Weedo, 45, president and owner of the Cordova Square post office, officially closed his doors Friday after nearly 15 years of service as the second busiest contract station in Florida. Weedo spent Friday afternoon tearing down the interior walls … More: continued here

Joseph R. and Jennifer L. Netzel, a Spokane couple who operate a business here that buys and sells items over the eBay Web site, have filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in U.S. Bankruptcy Court here. More: continued here

KAUZ Texas soldier charged in nearly $1M musical theftThe Associated PressGoldick, 41, then allegedly sold the stockpile, sometimes using eBay, Craigslist and other online outlets. He allegedly used the proceeds on real estate, cars and motorcycles. Until recently, Goldick kept inventory at a Fort Sam Houston warehouse. …Fort Sam Houston …

The e-mail encourages readers to pass the message to everyone they know, and as the text message rises in popularity the message has jumped media and become a text message forward. More: continued here

Associated Press – March 27, 2009 1:24 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Idaho will let more people in the swelling ranks of the unemployed get food stamps by temporarily dumping a requirement they… More: continued here