A former Survivor contestant who had attempted to auction off her personal diaries about her experience on the reality show learned late Monday that CBS had persuaded eBay … More: continued here

Louisiana appeared to be out of the direct path of Hurricane Ike, but the state’s recovery from Gustav began showing strains: Huge crowds overwhelmed facilities for emergency food stamps and a shortage of tarps hindered homeowners’ efforts to repair smashed roofs. More: continued here

No to post office closuresSocialist Party, UK –2 hours agoSHEFFIELD PEOPLE have taken to the hills to protest at threatened post office closures. On 6 September campaigners marched from two post offices to show how … More: continued here

[The familiar cash-operated machines that spat out stamps in post office lobbies in Amarillo are no more, part of a nationwide cost-cutting measure. More: continued here

Post Office asks locals to vote on curb side mail Scare Tactics …Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ –3 hours agoSeveral residents were given erroneous and/or incorrect information after calling the Casa Grande Post Office and/or the Casa Grande Postmaster with … More: continued here

eBay (EBAY) NewsBite – JetBlue Auctions Flights on eBayMarket Intelligence Center, VA –3 hours agoeBay (NasdaqNM: EBAY) hit a new 52-Week low of $22.59 so far today. Currently the stock is up $0.77 (3.39%) to $23.47 on 9523676 shares traded. … More: continued here

Axe falls on Levenwick post officeShetland News, UK –33 minutes agoTHE LEVENWICK post office in Shetland closed on Tuesday after more than 100 years, despite a major campaign to keep it open, falling victim to a national … More: continued here

Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks rose as investors snapped up energy shares trading at their cheapest level in 18 months, while better-than-forecast earnings at FedEx Corp. buoyed industrial companies. More: continued here

BURLINGTON – Gov. James Douglas wants to make 30,000 more Vermont families eligible for food stamps. The plan is an addition to the Governor’s Fuel and Food Partnership, a collaboration of public and private partners trying to help Vermonters deal with rising costs of fuel and food. More: continued here

Classics of everyday design No 52guardian.co.uk, UK –5 hours agoBut, I think I have the correct answer: the portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II on the standard issue British postal stamps. This, it appears, has been … More: continued here