Mich. food stamp use up 53% since 2003, rate well above USChicago Tribune, United States –4 hours agoThe number of Michigan households getting food stamps has risen 53 percent in the past five years, with one in eight state residents now aided by the …Need for food aid swells in MichiganDetroit Free …

Dalek Links Rare 1960s Marx bump-and-go Dalek toy for sale on ebayDalek Links, UK –10 minutes agoThis is the second of my rare Dalek items for sale on ebay. It is battery powered and still works! It has pivoting wheels which enable it to change … More: continued here

Forever stamps will no longer be available starting Monday. This is due to a one-cent rise in stamp prices that goes effect that day. As promised, Forever Stamps bought prior to May 12th will still be accepted as standard postage, but no more will be sold. More: continued here

OSHA Stamps Connecticut Post Office with VPP 'Star'Occupational Health Safety, TX –11 hours agoThe US Postal Service's Wallingford, Conn., post office has achieved "star" status in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs, which the agency says recognizes … More: continued here

RHINELANDER – We’ve all noticed the increased price of food and gas, and now the cost of stamps is going up, too. More: continued here

Post office to close on MondayRye and Battle Today, UK –May 10, 2008There are fears the closure will create huge queues at the town's last remaining post office, the already busy main post office in the High Street. … More: continued here

The owners of the former Apollo Middle School in Burlington are selling it on eBay at a fraction of the cost paid just two years ago. The 1908 building has 90 rooms including a 700-seat auditorium complete with wooden seats and a red velvet curtain in its 108,000 square feet. …

Ebay will consider selling off its Skype internet phone subsidiary at the end of this year if it fails to find ways to use the fast-growing service to support its core e-commerce business, according to the company’s chief executive. More: continued here

John Donahoe, the new boss of Ebay , has notched up some early gains in his efforts to revive flagging growth in the company’s core e-commerce business, according to first-quarter figures released on Wednesday. More: continued here

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) _ A former Burlington school building is for sale on eBay and it looks like it may be sold at a fraction of the cost its owners paid two years ago. More: continued here