The Calgary Stampeders are asking fans to help Calgarians in need at the regular-season finale Nov. 1, against the B.C. Lions. More: continued here

SBC passes motion condemning post office closuresBerwickshire Today, UK –3 minutes agoBy Simon Duke A WEEK on from the end of the Post Office consultation and Berwickshire residents and polticians are still angered by the outcome. … More: continued here

Pierce County post office leaves ballot collection box unsecuredKING5.com, WA –38 minutes agoJust six days before the Election, KING 5 News discovered absentee ballots being left unsecured in a University Place post office. … More: continued here

Post office consultation was a first-class shamWorcester News,  UK –4 minutes agoEVERY Worcestershire post office earmarked for closure in the summer will have to shut up shop over the next couple of months. The decision follows a public … More: continued here

United Airlines is teaming with FedEx Corp. to ship passengers’ bags overnight, as the second-biggest U.S. carrier seeks more revenue from sources other than ticket sales. The Door-to-Door Baggage service is available to passengers on United flights in the 48 contiguous U.S. states. The service costs $149 a bag each …

Just six days before the Election, KING 5 News discovered absentee ballots being left unsecured in a University Place post office. More: continued here

Loy Krathong Festival, a festival of light at full moon in the twelfth lunar month. It is celebrated in Thailand at the end of the rainy period as thanksgiving for the rainfall, so essential for survi More: continued here

Changes at Southampton post officeBayshore Broadcasting News Centre, Canada –51 minutes agoActing Postmaster Nancy Norwood says simply put, they don't have enough post office boxes for everyone as the town experiences rapid growth. … More: continued here

Everest conqueror Hillary immortalised in postage stampsMonsters and Critics.com –40 minutes agoWellington – The life of Sir Edmund Hillary, conqueror of Mount Everest and Antarctic explorer, is to be immortalised in a series of five postage stamps in … More: continued here

The federal government should increase spending on health care, transportation projects, food stamps and unemployment benefits to help New York and other states recover from the economic slump, Gov. David Paterson said at a congressional hearing yesterday in Washington. More: continued here