Clamour over Merkinch post office closedown is gaining momentumPress and Journal, UK –5 hours agoBy nichola rutherford More than 200 people have signed a petition urging Royal Mail to reopen a popular Inverness sub-post office. … More: continued here

Number of North Dakotans using food stamps risingForbes, NY –4 minutes agoBy JAMES MacPHERSON , 01.28.09, 10:30 AM EST The number of North Dakotans using food stamps to buy groceries is growing despite a strong state economy, … More: continued here

stv.tv REFILE-UK's Royal Mail appoints Donald Brydon as chairmanReuters –2 hours agoLONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) – British state-owned postal firm Royal Mail said on Wednesday it had appointed Donald Brydon, the chairman of engineering company …Royal Mail appoints Donald Brydon as new chairmanguardian.co.ukEngineering chief is new Royal Mail bossIndependentNew Chairman For …

New York Daily News Georgia Family is selling everything they own on ebay to save …New York Daily News, NY –3 minutes agoThe Peters family is auctioning their belongings off on ebay to raise money for medical costs for their sick children. ATLANTA, Georgia – The plan is to … More: continued …

WCBD DEVELOPING: Employees allowed to return to Summerville post officeWCBD, SC –1 hour agoBy Brad Franko Several emails, and calls are coming in to the News 2 Content Center about the activity at the Summerville Oakbrook Post Office. … More: continued here

Atmore closing food stamp officeBrewton Standard,  United States –27 minutes agoBy MaryClaire Foster Despite mounting applications for food stamp assistance, a state hiring freeze means the Department of Human Resources can't hire the … More: continued here

Delivering a continuous Post Office service for folk in LocheeEvening Telegraph, UK –34 minutes agoLochee residents today received the news they’d been hoping for when it was confirmed there will be no break in Post Office services when Tesco closes its …The real story behind post office closuresDaily Mailall 2 news articles …

Pickens to Auction Lunch on eBayNew York Times Blogs, NY –3 hours agoThe winner of the auction on eBay, will get to pick the brains of the hedge fund veteran over a lunch at Nick & Sam’s in Dallas. It remains to be seen, …Want to eat with T. Boone Pickens? It'll …

Prichard woman convicted in food stamps theftMontgomery Advertiser, AL –2 hours agoThe 57-year-old woman had worked in the Prichard food stamp office and was accused of stealing up to $2500 in food stamp benefits or money. … More: continued here

Auctionbytes eBay Revamps Discussion BoardsAuctionbytes –35 minutes agoBy Ina Steiner Next week, eBay is upgrading its discussion boards to offer several new features along with a new look. eBay's Discussion Boards have forums … More: continued here