Applications For Food Stamps On The Rise In Clermont Co.kypost.com, KY –2 hours ago… need is up 177 percent over the previous four year average. As of December of 2008, the total number of food stamp families were 6194, or 14882 individuals. More: continued here

On Thursday, Feb. 12, the regular monthly meeting of the North Shore Computer Society will be held at 7 p.m. to discuss the topic buying, selling, finding the best deals and determining the quality of the seller on eBay. More: continued here

Fearing competition from post office savings scheme, banks today expressed their apprehensions before the government in cutting the interest rates below a certain level. More: continued here

Google’s Eric Schmidt, FedEx CEO Fred Smith, Rep. Barney Frank & Sen. Jim DeMint More: continued here

From December 2007 to December 2008, their applications for food assistance programs has gone through the roof. More: continued here

Letter; Post Office shows disrespect for flagTCPalm, FL –3 hours agoWhy is it that the Port St. Lucie branch of the US Post Office, at 2255 SE Midport Road, (772) 337-7504, flies the United States flag all night with no … More: continued here

Mike Harwood, runner-up to fellow Australian Ian Baker-Finch in the 1991 Open at Royal Birkdale, is returning to full-time golf after more than a decade. More: continued here

The Government supports in principle the Post Office network could be transformed into a state bank under proposals made to MPs on the Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform committee. … More: continued here

guardian.co.uk Peter Mandelson wants a people's bank? He should pick up the phone …guardian.co.uk, UK –5 hours agoRoyal Mail is proving the ultimate political headache for newly ennobled business secretary, Lord Mandelson of Hartlepool: with legislation on the cards to …Government mulls 'People's Bank'BBC NewsRoyal Mail could become 'people’s bank'CityWire.co.ukLiberalised Postal Service …

It turns out, not even the Post Office is safe from the economic downturn. One less day of mail service could be the solution. So, how soon could this begin? WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop tries to find out. More: continued here