A record number of Tennesseans are using food stamps as aid during hard economic times. State officials say the number of households on food stamps has risen 9.5 percent from January to October. More: continued here

The families of Scottish servicemen killed in Iraq have backed calls for their loved ones to be commemorated on Royal Mail stamps. More: continued here

A community’s heart has gone four months after its sub-post office closed, Staffordshire residents claim. More: continued here

eBay users are complaining that a holiday contest offered by the auction Web site has been overrun by Scrooge-like computer hackers, and that eBay’s poor design for the contest is to blame. More: continued here

stv.tv Iraq soldiers remembered in work of modern artstv.tv, UK –3 hours agoThe families of Scottish servicemen killed in Iraq have backed calls for their loved ones to be commemorated on Royal Mail stamps. … More: continued here

Dean of Blackburn hits out at lack of religious Christmas stampsBlackburn Citizen, UK –4 minutes agoBy Camilla Sutcliffe » BOSSES at Blackburn Cathedral have slammed the lack of religous-themed stamps from the Royal Mail this Christmas. … More: continued here

WASHINGTON – You can make sure the Supreme Court justices have a piece of your mind when they review a case Friday challenging the eligibility of Barack Obama under Section 2, Article 1 of the Constitution, which stipulates the position can only be filled by “a natural born citizen.” More: …

Dean of Blackburn hits out at lack of religious Christmas stampsLancashire Telegraph, UK –4 minutes agoBy Camilla Sutcliffe » BOSSES at Blackburn Cathedral have slammed the lack of religous-themed stamps from the Royal Mail this Christmas. … More: continued here

Record 1 in 6 Tennesseans receive food stampsChattanooga Times Free Press, TN –5 minutes ago(AP) — About one in six Tennesseans received food stamp assistance in the latest monthly reporting period, setting a new state record. … More: continued here

What started out as a junker listed for $500 on eBay ended up earning a Michigan man nearly a quarter of a million dollars. More: continued here