Dire economic conditions are forcing a record number of Tennesseans to use food stamps. A state official said “it’s the highest it’s ever been, and it’s people we’ve not seen before.” More: continued here

Royal Mail misses delivery targets across West MidlandsBirmingham Post, UK –2 minutes agoA spokesman for Royal Mail said although it had not reached targets for the first half of the year in Birmingham, combined figures for the last three months … More: continued here

All seven counties in East Tennessee handed out more food stamps this year, the most dramatic spike in Greene at nearly 10-percent. More: continued here

The three suspects in the Oct. 30 break-in at the U.S. Post Office in Bartley pleaded not guilty in Red Willow County District Court Monday. More: continued here

The Memphis Tigers and Marist Red Foxes will collide at FedEx Forum tonight in non-conference action. More: continued here

A BITTER war has broken out between a hardware shop on Rutherglen Main Street and the Post Office branch next door. Superbuys, which has operated in Rutherglen for nearly two decades, has been advertising stamps at one pence cheaper than Royal Mail rates in a bid to lure customers into …

Three enter not guilty pleas in post office break-inMcCook Daily Gazette, NE –3 hours agoThe three suspects in the Oct. 30 break-in at the US Post Office in Bartley pleaded not guilty in Red Willow County District Court Monday. … More: continued here

About 16,000 Christmas trees are headed for military bases around the country beginning Tuesday – hundreds of them donated by Wisconsin growers. Six northeastern Wisconsin growers loaded a FedEx van Monday with about 250 balsam firs, Douglas firs, white pines and other evergreens at Lambeau Field. Those trees are headed …

The Jersey Journal – NJ.com Skip the lines for stamps this ChristmasThe Jersey Journal – NJ.com, NJ –52 minutes agoby Tom For those of you sending out Christmas cards, there's a way to avoid the wait for stamps at the post office this holiday season. … More: continued here

Bristol Herald Courier Record 1 in 6 Tennesseans receive food stampsClarksville Leaf Chronicle, TN –1 hour agoBy ERIK SCHELZIG • AP — submitted by Brian Dunn • December 2, 2008 NASHVILLE — About one in six Tennesseans received food stamp assistance in the latest …Food Stamp Use On The RiseWKSRTennessee sees record …