US Post Office Warns People About Mail ScamsWISN.com, WIMILWAUKEE — The US Postal Service is celebrating National Consumer Protection Week by educating the public about financial schemes. Postal inspectors across the country were on hand Thursday to show people examples of mail fraud and give them … More: continued here

Woman sells husband on eBayWPTV, FLThis Keller stay-at-home mom has been selling baby products on eBay for years but now she's resorted to selling her husband on the online auction site. Valerie King says "there have been people who have sold toast that looks like Jesus why not list my … …

The Revere Post Office was Burglarized on February 2nd 2009 between the hours of 1200 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. when the post master had stepped out for lunch. The Redwood County Sheriff’s Department is reporting a person entered the building by forcing open two locked inside doors. More: continued here

Rights leaders honored at local stamp unveilingQueens Chronicle, NYby Matt Hampton, Editor Students and community leaders from southeast Queens visited the main branch of the Queens Library on Thursday to honor civil rights leaders with a new series of stamps. The gathering, held in the basement of the library in … …

Economist The other Castro stamps his heelEconomist, UKBut this week he put his own stamp on the government, making the biggest changes since Fidel Castro was struck down by illness in 2006. Two long-serving senior figures—Felipe Pérez Roque, the foreign minister, and Carlos Lage, … More: continued here

New Stamp Honoring Medgar Evers ReleasedKansas City Call, MOBy Verena Dobnik AP Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A US postage stamp with the likeness of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers has been officially released. The Evers stamp now goes on sale nationwide. A total of a dozen stamps honoring prominent …

Government shows increase of 700,000 food stamp recipients in a single month. More: continued here

      EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa.  – Officials in one eastern Pennsylvania school district are red-faced after making a costly mistake on eBay.       The East Stroudsburg School District was attempting to sell seven used classroom trailers, but an error in its ad on the online auction site allowed someone to bid …

Duck Stamp application deadline nearsCanton Daily Ledger, ILThe Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest is an annual educational program and art contest, sponsored by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). The contest is open to students in Kindergarten -12th …Junior duck stamp design …

Post office changes handsWalcha News, AustraliaLast week the new owners of the Walcha Post Office franchise were in town for the handover by former owner PT Clarke. Ann Payne and Peter Struck are both experienced retailers who are looking forward to the benefits of owning and operating a post… More: continued …