Group: Unspent food stamps costs Houston $164 millionHouston Chronicle, United States –6 minutes agoHalf of eligible Houstonians are not receiving food stamps, costing the local economy $164 million in lost spending, according to estimates in a new report … More: continued here

Caribbean Net News San Mateo post office to renamed in honor of US Rep. Leo RyanKESQ, CA –1 hour ago(AP) – A San Mateo post office where assassinated US Rep. Leo Ryan once had his congressional offices is set to be renamed in his honor. …San Mateo post office to be renamed …

Post office moves to new digsThe Mississippi Press – gulflive.com, MS –3 hours agoBy AMBER CRAIG The post office is moving back into new quarters on Jackson Avenue adjacent to the trailer that has been its home for the past three years. … More: continued here

WALTHAMSTOW: MP slammed over post office"hypocrisy"Epping Forest Guardian, UK –3 minutes agoBy Mhairi Macfarlane » A LOCAL MP has been accused of hypocrisy after voting against a motion to preserve post office services which he had previously … More: continued here

Long time coming for StampsMetro Canada – Calgary, Canada –1 minute agoMeanwhile, the Stamps defence was sensational, holding the Lions out of the end-zone with three determined goal-line stands that whipped into a frenzy the … More: continued here

BBC News Card contract ‘will save 200 Welsh post offices’WalesOnline, United Kingdom –Nov 13, 2008Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell yesterday announced the Post Office would continue to run the account until 2015 and scrapped a tender process in …Threatened post offices win reprieve as rivals lose their bid to …Times OnlineFuture …

Daily Mail Call for decision on Post Office Card Accountthisiskent.co.uk, UK –1 hour agoCUSTOMERS, sub-postmasters and politicians in the Weald have called for an end to the delay in the decision over the future of the Post Office Card Account. …Post Office retains card account service – at expense of Welwyn …Times …

Temporary closure for village post officeDarlington and Stockton Times, UK –14 hours agoBy Catherine Priestley » POST Office managers have assured residents that a village post office due to close temporarily next month will be reopened. … More: continued here

Post Office card contract ‘right for customers’Press and Journal, UK –2 minutes agoBy Ben Padley Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell yesterday defended the awarding of the card account contract to the Post Office but refused to … More: continued here

Americans are digging deep to save moneyUSA Today –4 minutes agoThey're selling old gold jewelry and ransacking closets to find "stuff" to put up for sale on eBay. More are using grocery coupons and buying holiday gifts … More: continued here