Honolulu Weekly No rubber stampHonolulu Weekly, HI –17 minutes agoTo that end, Hooser says he plans to introduce a bill that would make it easier for Hawai‘i residents to get federal food stamps—now known as the … More: continued here

Australians will get the chance to lick four of the nation’s most popular entertainers who have been selected to appear on a special series of postage stamps to mark Australia Day. More: continued here

Stamps.com Fourth Quarter 2008 Financial Results Call InvitationMSNBC –3 minutes agoThe call will take place Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 5:00 pm ET and will be web cast from our Investor Relations Web site at http://investor.stamps.com. … More: continued here

Villagers open new shop and post officeNorth Devon Gazette & Advertiser, UK –3 minutes agoA COMMUNITY project by the people of St. Giles-on-the-Heath has seen the opening of a new village shop and outreach post office. At its official opening … More: continued here

BBC News Barclays misses bank bounceguardian.co.uk, UK –8 hours agoRoyal Bank of Scotland, hit hard on concerns that it could end up being fully nationalised, recovered 2.2p to 12.5p. However, it must be pointed out the …FTSE edges closer to 4000 markThe Press AssociationSterling is pounded yet again amid growing fears Government …

The Australians have done it again — not content with laying claim to pavlova, Phar Lap and the Finn Brothers — they have made New Zealand-born actor Russell Crowe one of four “Australian Legends” to feature on postage stamps to celebrate Australia Day. More: continued here

Scottish Business Briefing – Thursday January 22, 2009Scotsman, United Kingdom –28 minutes agoALL of Royal Mail's businesses are in profit for the first time in 20 years, the postal group announced yesterday (Scotsman). Despite the economic downturn … More: continued here

Applications for food stamps, often the first stop for families falling into the government’s safety net, rose 42 percent in November statewide. More: continued here

Pinching postieDudley News, UK –2 minutes agoHaney was further ordered to pay £18.54 compensation to Royal Mail – the cost of redirecting the dumped letters – together with £250 towards the costs of … More: continued here

Call to residents to save post officeDumfries and Galloway Standard, UK –4 minutes agoSIR – Last year, following consultation with the residents of Ecclefechan and the surrounding area, the Post Office decided to close the post office in our … More: continued here