Charlottesville Daily Progress Post office changes hours for Christmas EveMirror, MI –1 hour agoThe Garden City Post Office will be closing at noon Wednesday, Dec. 24, with 1 pm scheduled as the final mail collection for the day. …Video: Manic Monday: Busiest Mailing Day of the YearAssociatedPressBusiest Mailing Day For USPSMSNBCHoliday rush …

New Survey: Nation's Food Banks Report Dramatic Increase in Demand …MarketWatch –4 hours agoAdditional support for emergency feeding through food banks and longer term assistance through food stamps will also generate economic activity that will … More: continued here

Over 4 Million More Americans On Food StampsAHN –1 hour agoWashington, DC (AHN) – The number of people receiving food stamps is up this year over last year. Latest figures on the program are from September and show … More: continued here

COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) – A Colorado Springs post office is back open after being evacuated following the discovery of a suspicious bag outside the building. More: continued here

Gov. David Paterson says the state will provide replacement food stamp benefits to lower-income New Yorkers in 16 counties where food was spoiled by power outages… More: continued here

The ‘Match Point’ star and wife of actor Ryan Reynolds is selling her used tissue on eBay for charity. More: continued here

Woman accused of trying to sell 'gothic kittens'The Associated Press –1 hour ago… for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals raided the home on Wednesday after getting a tip that the woman was selling the pierced kittens on eBay. …AP Top News at 4:09 pm ESTThe Associated Pressall 156 news articles …

There is a Christmas tree in my local post office. You might think that the most unusual part of that, in these days of closures, is that I have a local post office. But I live in France, where religious symbols are strictly banned from state institutions and so I …

About – News & Issues Kindle, Wii Fit Prices Up Two-Thirds On eBay (EBAY)Silicon Alley Insider, NY –2 hours agoNew units from $310 on eBay and $365 on Amazon. Wii Fit: Retails for $90. New from $145 on eBay and $170 on Amazon. Are there others we missed and should …Oprah Turns …

FedEx Corp. on Thursday announced more broad cost cuts — including salary reductions — as deteriorating economic conditions continue to drag down demand, warning the outlook for 2009 remains murky. More: continued here