A dressing down for Royal MailDerby Evening Telegraph, UK –2 minutes agoROYAL Mail has apologised to a Derby family who said their New Year celebrations were marred by a post problem. Pete Boam claimed he spent £20 on a fancy … More: continued here

Along with new focus, Food Stamps get new nameBarre Montpelier Times Argus, VT –1 minute agoBy Mel Huff Times Argus Staff – Published: January 3, 2009 The well-known Food Stamp program got a new updated name Friday, and Vermont Gov. … More: continued here

More Illinois residents used food stamps in 2008Belleville News Democrat,  USA –55 minutes agoAP SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — More Illinois residents turned to food stamps last year to get meals on the table. Nearly 1.4 million people in Illinois used food …In tough times, food stamps use has risen in IllinoisBloomington Pantagraphall …

ONLY Men Aloud! musical director Tim Rhys-Evans has rounded off the perfect year by winning the Western Mail’s New Welsh Face of 2008 competition. More: continued here

We are wrecking the finest postal system in the worldYorkshire Post, UK –2 minutes agoThe last thing the Royal Mail needs is a Dutch firm running it. We may as well save the money and close the Royal Mail down now, before the Dutch ruin it … More: continued here

Estero post office deliveredThe News-Press, FL –2 minutes agoBy MARK S. KRZOS • mkrzos@news-press.com • January 3, 2009 On Monday, local business and government leaders were at the new post office on Three Oaks … More: continued here

St. Louis County post office is closed over asbestos concernSt. Louis Post-Dispatch,  United States –1 hour agoBy Tim O'Neil MARYLAND HEIGHTS — A US post office near West Port Plaza closed Friday after a St. Louis County health inspector suspected that asbestos had … More: continued here

36th Annual Garden State Stamp& Postcard ShowNew Jersey Monthly, NJ –15 minutes agoThe NJ Stamp Dealers Association, the only non-profit organization of professional stamp dealers in NJ, is pleased to announce that its thirty-sixth annual … More: continued here

China Daily GOP demands say on stimulusBoston Globe, United States –1 hour agoHe said Congress spent a week debating the name of a post office and should to devote more time than that to a spending bill. …Video: Looking back at a momentous year in US politics 01 Jan 09AlJazeeraEnglishObama and Pelosi …

Palo Alto resident aims to give 1M lights around the worldSan Jose Mercury News,  USA –38 minutes agoIn December, One Million Lights got a big boost from Sidana's employer — San Jose-based eBay Inc. — which donated 15000 lights to her organization in lieu …eBay Supports Employee’s Cause With Gift of …