Murray-Calloway County post offices in Almo, Dexter, Hazel, Kirksey, and New Concord will be open Christmas Eve until noon to enable retail employees to spend more time with their families. Regular mail delivery for Dec. 24 will be unaffected by the change. More: continued here

A trio of flute players — Katie Pierce, Casey Harris and Heather Onnen — will play holiday carols starting at noon today in the Main Post Office lobby at 424 S. Kansas Ave. More: continued here

People in need may be eligible for food stamps and utility discounts David Esparza sat quietly in the church office, a computer and instruction sheets color-coded by need nearby, as he counseled victims of the economic hardship now gripping much of the Chicago area. More: continued here

A single mother of two young children, Hadassah Sylvester works per diem at a nursing home as she studies at Roxbury Community College to become a registered nurse. More: continued here

Labour committed to a “wholly publicly owned” Royal Mail at its party conference barely three months ago, rebels pointed out on Sunday, amid an escalating row over Lord Mandelson’s decision to part-privatise the postal operator. More: continued here

Status of Two Pending Cases on Petitioning on Post Office SidewalksBallot Access, CA –3 hours agoAt least two lawsuits are pending over the Post Office’s regulation that bans petitioning on interior Post Office sidewalks. The case filed in 2000 is still … More: continued here

The PeC Review: Stamps.com is A Helpful Tool for Many MerchantsPractical Ecommerce (subscription), Grand Junction –5 hours agoStamps.com provides online retailers with a simple-to-use, software-based service that calculates official US Postal Service postage from any PC, … More: continued here

Post Office hours announced for ChristmasZanesville Times Recorder, OH –4 hours agoNormal Post Office Box services will be provided at all locations during those three days, Dec. 24-26. Regular business hours at all locations will resume … More: continued here

What you haven’t reported is that the top guy has assumed the greatest reduction in pay: 25%. That speaks volumes to those in the “ranks.” Sounds to me that FedEx Chairman and Chief Executive Fred Smith should be an economic advisor to those in the Beltway. He walks the walk. …

Here is the news Globe deputy city editor Mike Bello is following this morning: Breaking Now Car slides onto train tracks in Abington Police chief to be arraigned in boy’s death Buzz Mining vacation gold at Massport Food stamps… More: continued here