Assistance slow to reach recently unemployedMuncie Star Press, IN –31 minutes agoThose who had a job last month won't qualify for aid like food stamps until they've hit rock bottom. By IVY FARGUHESON • • December 15, 2008 MUNCIE — The … More: continued here

Former Putrajaya Post Office Manager Jailed Three Years' For CBTBernama, Malaysia –7 minutes agoKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (Bernama) — The sessions court here today sentenced a former manager of Putrajaya post office three years' jail for committing … More: continued here

David aims to save spire with stampsThe Star, UK –1 hour agoHe has put his stamp on the Save Our Spire fund-raising appeal. David commissioned Royal Mail to print a limited edition of 50 special postage stamps which … More: continued here

Dante is selling his soul… on ebay!Bournemouth Daily Echo,  UK –1 hour agoBy Louise Dunderdale » A BOURNEMOUTH man fed up with life is offering to sell his soul on ebay. Dante Knoxx, 24, advertised the lot with a starting bid of … More: continued here

San Mateo Daily Journal Post office braces for busiest day of the yearSan Mateo Daily Journal, CA –13 minutes agoThe post office has introduced a new larger priority mail flat-rate box that can ship anything that fits, up to 70 lbs.Just make sure the items fit without … More: continued here

24-hour post office can ease rushDenver Post, CO –39 minutes agoIn Colorado, that means delivering 5 million holiday cards and letters and more than 700000 packages, and it also adds up to long lines at the post office. … More: continued here

MASON CITY, IA– O ne of the worlds largest package delivery companies could be expanding in N orth I owa. The N orth C entral I owa G rowth P artnership is agreeing to terms with F ed E x G round. More: continued here

BBC News Royal Mail needs cutbacks to fill £7bn pensions hole – reportguardian.co.uk, UK –5 hours agoRoyal Mail is facing a pension deficit of £7bn and needs to implement sweeping efficiencies, a report to the business secretary, Lord Mandelson, …Report on Royal Mail future dueBBC NewsStudy urges radical surgery to boost Royal …

Khaleej Times BRIEF: Stamps Released to Mark Hamdan Award for Medical SciencesTrading Markets (press release), CA –3 hours agoIssued in four denominations (Dh1, Dh2, Dh3 and Dh4), along with a distinctive souvenir sheet of Dh15, the stamps are available at all post offices in the …Special stamps on Hamdan awardGulfNewsall 24 news …

Holbeck: People power wins as post office reopensBeeston Today, UK –15 minutes agoBy Aisha Iqbal Post office campaigners are celebrating a victory of people power after their branch was re-opened in Holbeck. The Elland Road post office on … More: continued here