Stamps get quiet time to stewCalgary Herald,  Canada –5 hours agoThere was, believe it or not, a sliver of sunshine slicing through the pervading gloom on Tuesday: Hufnagel believes the Stamps will in fact be healthy when …Stomping on StampsEdmonton SunBring it on: Stamps D-lineCanada.comStamps limp from Labour Day clashCalgary HeraldCalgary …

New eBay site has social, environmental aimKSWT-TV, AZ –49 minutes agoAP – September 3, 2008 9:54 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) – Online auction giant eBay is launching a site that will sell goods produced with social and environmental … More: continued here

Hundreds sign petition to keep their post officeWorcester News,  UK –3 hours agoBy Lucy Tatchell » HUNDREDS of people have signed a petition to stop the planned closure of their local post office. Users of Link Top Post Office in …Post Office staff told of closure in the mailShields GazetteCustomers' fury …

A COUPLE who run the only post office in the North East to be saved from threatened closure last night spoke of their delight. More: continued here

“A Muncie Symphony violinist was devastated when someone stole his rare 1948 Italian made violin from his car after a concert in 1984… A couple weeks ago the violinist, almost on a whim, was searching on eBay when he found the violin.” More: continued here

THE Royal Mail’s public consultation on the closure of four city post offices was branded a waste of time this week. More: continued here

The Collectors Show Looks for Advertisers on eBayPR.com (press release), NY –46 minutes agoSo to get the word out on the need for ad contributors, he is auctioning off 26 weeks of worth of ad time on the popular auction site, eBay. … More: continued here

The Post Office is to replace a village branch with an outreach service in a pub. More: continued here

BATON ROUGE -Following Hurricane Gustav, the Department of Social Services is preparing for the issuance of Disaster Food Stamp benefits. This is a federally authorized program that must be approved by the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services before it can be implemented for eligible Louisiana residents. …

The goal of eBay’s latest project is to help consumers align their social values with their shopping decisions. More: continued here