Bonchester postbus reaches end of roadHawick Today, UK –1 hour agoRoyal Mail confirmed this week that the service, which has operated for more than 20 years, will stop from April 4. She said: "There's about nine or 10 … More: continued here

While there may not be a stampede to local post offices, United States Postal Service officials recommend purchasing Forever stamps before the price of stamps increases in May. More: continued here

Black history gets 2 postage stampsWindsor Star,  Canada –1 hour agoTo mark Black History Month 2009, Canada Post has issued two stamps. One features Abraham Shadd, who played a major role in the Underground Railroad, … More: continued here

Peter Mandelson vows to continue with part sell-off of Royal MailMirror.co.uk, UK –18 hours agoPeter Mandelson vowed yesterday to press ahead with the part sell-off of Royal Mail despite the growing backbench rebellion. A defiant Business Secretary … More: continued here

WASHINGTON | More than 37 million Americans live in poverty, and the vast majority of them are in line for extra help under the giant stimulus package coming out of Congress. Millions more could be kept from slipping into poverty by the economic lifeline. People who get food stamps – …

The head of the federal agency that oversees the savings and loan industry is leaving the post on Feb. 27, the Office of Thrift Supervision More: continued here

Malaysia Again Stamps Mark In Islamic WorldBernama, Malaysia –56 minutes agoBy Yong Soo Heong KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 (Bernama) — When the 8th Islamic Conference of Information Ministers (ICIM) under the auspices of the Organisation … More: continued here

MURRIETA: Post office to hold passport fair SaturdayNorth County Times, CA –2 hours ago… 2009 5:48 PM PST ∞ MURRIETA —- A passport fair will be held from 8:30 am to 4 pm Saturday at the Murrieta post office on Los Alamos Road. … More: continued here

Environment News Service eBay Asked to Stop Auctions of Guided Trophy HuntsEnvironment News Service –4 hours agoSIDNEY, British Columbia, Canada, February 12, 2009 (ENS) – Canadian and US wildlife advocates are asking that the eBay auction website stop the sale of … More: continued here

Obama's Hemi-powered Chrysler NOT sold on eBay; owner will try …Examiner.com –3 hours agoNot only does that apply to baseball, as Yogi Berra knew very well, it’s apparently true in the strange saga of the Obama Chrysler and the eBay aution. … More: continued here