BBC News Islanders take over post officeBBC News, UKAn island community that took over its nearest petrol station and garage will now run the local post office. Sub-postmistress Joan Moulding delayed her planned retirement in 2008 to give Sleat Community Trust time to secure Ardvasar Post Office's…Community puts its stamp on …

Examiner.com eBay Alternatives: Quantcast and site trafficExaminer.comby Ken Price, Philadelphia e-Commerce Examiner Traffic is a very useful tool for sellers to use when judging whether or not an alternative site might be worth their while. There are three well known sites that publish traffic statistics. … More: continued here

EBay auction returns small profit but pays off in job connectionsReporterHerald.com, COBy Kathryn Dailey Mary Walker’s decision earlier this month to auction her professional services on eBay brought in only $18.69, so she’s trying her hand at it again — this time with a reserve. Berthoud resident Richard Bonilla, who cast …

Postal Service Offers Sale Of Downtown Post Office To CityMSNBCThe post office is across the street from City Hall, 302 W. Reynolds St. The inquiry is preliminary at this stage, and no decision has been made, according to Sollenberger's report. The agency is studying relocation of the facility's retail postal …

New postage stamps honour Wales and St DavidNews Wales, UKFour new postage stamps celebrating Wales and St David’s Day will be on sale from next Thursday. A new first class stamp features the Welsh flag and an 81p long format stamp shows a stunning illustration of St David himself by artist …

Why does mail to and from Guyana take so long to arrive?Stabroek News, GuyanaAt the time, I blamed the delay on the amount of Christmas mail. On January 26, 2009, I again posted five booklets to addresses in Guyana. They were sent by airmail and yet twenty-four days later not one …

Gay Socialites Cave house in Missouri goes to the highest bidder on eBayGay Socialites, NYToo bad the dream faded and I have no desire to move to Missouri, because this cave house is for sale on eBay. The Sleeper family turned the 17000 square foot into a home that includes the …

Dems drop bill to alter food-stamp eligibilityHonolulu Advertiser, HIBy Mark Niesse AP Hawai'i Democrats are backing off a plan to lower eligibility requirements for the food stamp program, which they hoped would get more federal government money at little cost to the state. The idea was to draw millions of dollars …

West Virginia Public Broadcasting West Virginia’s first black attorney stamped civil rights pioneerWilliamson Daily News, WVby LORETTA TACKETT Editor (Web photos) JR Clifford joins Joel Elias Springarn on one of six stamps dedicated to civil rights pioneers. CHARLESTON – Those gathering at the West Virginia Cultural Center yesterday celebrated the US …

Gunpoint arrest ordeal won't stop my return to GazaScotsman, United KingdomThe 42-year-old Royal Mail worker – who is a member of the Free Gaza campaign – described events as the ship she was aboard, Dignity, was boarded by Israeli troops on February 4. She said: "We could see the Gaza coastline. …