The Smithville Post Office, garden gnomes and old friendsThe Herald-Times (subscription), IN –10 minutes agoMy first step inside the post office lobby, back in 1987, sent me spiraling into a time warp of sorts. In fact, it felt as if I had just stepped into a … More: continued here

IT was too little, too late, but Ian Woosnam is taking plenty of positives into this week’s US Senior Open after a final-round 69 at Royal Troon. More: continued here

Flexibility, adaptation will last longer than success of your …Bizjournals.com, NC –31 minutes ago… of PayPal thought they were building a company that beamed payments between Palm Pilots before officials there shifted focus to power payments on eBay. … More: continued here

The former S&H Green Stamps warehouse is sold to a developer. More: continued here

Villagers meet to fight post office closure bidSunderland Echo, UK –4 hours agoBy Craig Thompson Fed-up neighbours are united in their fight to save a village post office from closure. The residents are demanding their voices be heard … More: continued here

Business calendarPalm Beach Post,  United States –22 minutes ago… Italian Restaurant, 10107 Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Beach. Open to visitors. Call Tom Van Etten at (561) 827-7779 or e-mail tomanddenice@aol.com. … More: continued here

The city recently completed an initiative to identify families that may be eligible for food stamps. The first letters notifying families they may qualify for those benefits were mailed in Queens, officials said. More: continued here

Malaysia Star New stamps to mark boat raceMalaysia Star, Malaysia –4 hours agoBy BUNTHA THOL POS Malaysia will issue a special collection of commemorative stamps on Aug 1 to mark the International Dragon Boat Federation Club Crew … More: continued here

Tracy gets new postmasterTri-Valley Herald, CA –2 hours agoTRACY — Lathrop resident Margaret Klein was sworn in as the new Tracy Postmaster during a ceremony at the Tracy Post Office last week. … More: continued here

Queens families to get notice by mail of food stamp eligiblityNew York Daily News, NY –2 hours agoThe city recently completed an initiative to identify families that may be eligible for food stamps. The first letters notifying families they may qualify … More: continued here