BURLINGTON – Gov. James Douglas wants to make 30,000 more Vermont families eligible for food stamps. The plan is an addition to the Governor’s Fuel and Food Partnership, a collaboration of public and private partners trying to help Vermonters deal with rising costs of fuel and food. More: continued here

Classics of everyday design No 52guardian.co.uk, UK –5 hours agoBut, I think I have the correct answer: the portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II on the standard issue British postal stamps. This, it appears, has been … More: continued here

TSN.ca Alouettes' Cobourne will not play Friday against StampsTSN.ca, Canada –35 minutes agoThe Montreal Alouettes will have to go at least one more week without star running back Avon Cobourne. Head coach Marc Trestman announced that the CFL's … More: continued here

Opt out of junk mailHalesowen News, UK –5 hours agoSimilarly, registering with Royal Mail will stop them delivering unaddressed advertising material that is delivered to your door by their officers. … More: continued here

‘Doomed’ post office chosen for new serviceTameside Advertiser, UK –2 hours agoAN Ashton post office earmarked for closure has been selected to provide a new service only available to the best performing branches. … More: continued here

Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks advanced after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said it will shore up capital by selling assets, FedEx Corp. beat profit estimates and energy shares rallied with oil. More: continued here

Postman hoards stolen mailRipley Today, UK –1 minute agoPaul Armstrong-Wells' dishonesty was discovered when a Royal Mail inspector carried out a routine search of his vehicle and found opened post. … More: continued here

CBS News JetBlue auctions some flights on eBaySacramento Bee,  USA –7 hours agoBy Mark Glover – mglover@sacbee.com JetBlue Airways Corp., the Forest Hills, NY-based discount airline, landed on eBay this week, offering more than 300 …JetBlue starts eBay auction for fare, vacation dealsNewsdayJetBlue sells flights via eBay auctionm-Travel.comJetBlue auctioning tickets on …

Online Auctions, Part 2: The eBay DiasporaE-Commerce Times –2 hours agoBy Jim Offner As eBay shifts its strategy to appeal more to larger sellers, it risks alienating the clientele that made it a success. …Auctions and Antiques ExaminerExaminer.comOnline Auctions, Part 1: The eBay EarthquakeE-Commerce Timesall 6 news articles More: continued here

TOWN DEMAND TO MAIL BOSSHerts and Essex Observer, UK –3 hours agoBy Sandra Perry BISHOP'S Stortford Chamber of Commerce is writing to Royal Mail chief executive Adam Crozier demanding business post is delivered early. … More: continued here