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WHIZ Salvation Army Accepting Food StampsWHIZ, OH –1 hour agoThe Zanesville Salvation Army is accepting food stamps once again for it's "Great Food for All" program. Mindy McCloy, a Salvation Army Office Assistant, … More: continued here

We Are Not Post Racial Just YetHuffington Post, NY –5 hours agoPost racial we are not. Even President Obama has acknowledged that one man, one term of office, is not enough to change our history and the stain of race. …Video: Obama Addresses AmericaCBSA roundup of news, schedules, and key stories from …

Estero’s new 4,500-square-foot post office opened to the public Tuesday morning — but the opening wasn’t exactly smooth. More: continued here

EU rubber-stamps 3.1 bln euro loan for LatviaForbes, NY –16 minutes agoRIGA, Jan 20 (Reuters) – European Union finance ministers approved a 3.1 billion euro loan for crisis-hit Latvia on Tuesday, part of a wider 7.5 billion … More: continued here

Obama Stamps Sold OutWOWT, NE –3 minutes agoOmaha's main post office has sold its entire supply of a Barack Obama commemorative inauguration folio. One hundred of the souvenirs were available to the … More: continued here

Any investigation into their future must look beyond tired …guardian.co.uk, UK –36 minutes agoThis review (with its recommendation that up to a third of Royal Mail be put for sale to other organisations) plaintively said that the future of post … More: continued here

Hell Mail Peter Mandelson urged to 'think again' over Royal Mail plansThe Herald, UK –1 hour agoThe Government was accused today of planning to nationalise the Royal Mail's debts and privatise its profits under controversial plans to allow a firm to …700 construction jobs at mail depotNorthampton Chronicle & Echoall 3 news …

Construction permit request issued for old post officeBelleville Intelligencer, Canada –4 hours ago"They're renovating the building including the area where the post office used to be," said Rod Bovay, director of development services for Belleville. … More: continued here

Call to re-use old Blackpool post officeBlackpool Gazette, UK –6 hours agoBy Shelagh Parkinson Royal Mail re-opened the Abingdon Street post office before Christmas as a collection point in place of the Edward Street collection … More: continued here