DCF says applications are up 20% statewide. More: continued here

SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) – With a winning bid of just $1.75, a Chicago woman is getting an abandoned home in Saginaw, Michigan. The Saginaw News reports 30-year-old Joanne Smith recently was the top bidder for the home during an auction on eBay. More: continued here

Earthtimes (press release) StumbleUpon Ditches Toolbar, Gains New PartnersWired News –4 hours agoBy Meghan Keane October 01, 2008 | 11:54:10 AMCategories: Advertising Amidst rumors that eBay has been trying to offload StumbleUpon lass than 18 months …StumbleUpon Set For Resurgence With Web Toolbar, Partner ProgramWashington PostStumbleUpon 2.0: Goodbye software toolbarCNET NewsStumbleUpon …

With a winning bid of just $1.75, a Chicago woman is getting an abandoned home in Saginaw. The Saginaw Area News reported that 30-year-old Joanne Smith recently was the top bidder for the home during an auction on eBay. More: continued here

Times Online – Auckland Rush on for Howick stampsTimes Online – Auckland, New Zealand –26 minutes agoBy JO TUAPAWA NZ Mail is stunned and delighted at the speed new Howick stamps shot off shelves and sold out in local stores. It says a collection issue … More: continued here

Post office confirms one of its workers was killed in Route 30 crashPress of Atlantic City, NJ –2 hours agoBy EMILY PREVITI, Staff Writer, 609-272-7221 3:02 pm Update – GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – An eight-car crash Tuesday killed a postal worker, authorities confirmed …POLICE IDENTIFY POSTAL WORKER KILLED IN 8-CAR CRASHWMGMall 2 news …

Bahamas Post Office Issues Stamps Honouring Royal Bank of Canada’s …thebahamasweekly.com, Bahamas –40 minutes agoBIS NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas Post Office recently issued a set of five stamps to highlight the Royal Bank of Canada’s one hundred years of existence in … More: continued here

Food Outreach’s Greg Lukeman, local pols try food stamps dietWest End Word, MO –1 hour ago… could easily spend that amount on a single restaurant meal, it’s also the average amount of money allowed for an individual on food stamps for a week. … More: continued here

Ideas from eBay could shape McCain's homeland security strategyCNET News, CA –1 hour agoAmong other things, a McCain administration may take an "eBay approach" to maintaining an open supply chain in the event of an emergency, said Lee Carosi … More: continued here

EAST COUNTY- Police from multiple agencies converged on a residence off of FM 3083 in Grangerland where they say 32-year-old Jody Floyd Mathes had a very profitable eBay business selling parts of stolen Harley Davidson motorcycles. More: continued here