More than $34,000. That’s how much the city of Saginaw made after selling off items from the former Andersen Water Park — piece by piece — on eBay. More: continued here

• Ill. flood victims eligible for food stampsKHQA, IL –6 minutes agoThe US Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that it has authorized the Illinois Department of Human Services to issue the food stamps. … More: continued here

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 60 percent of eligible adults ages 18 to 64 participate in the food-stamp program, and 88 percent of families with children do. More: continued here

Wednesday, July 09, 2008 at 8:48 a.m. CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois residents who live in any of the 18 counties declared federal disaster areas after June’s floods may be eligible for a special Disaster Food Stamp Program. More: continued here

Thousands hit by Ingatestone mail van theftThis is Total Essex, UK –5 hours agoTHOUSANDS of items of post have been lost after a Royal Mail van was stolen from outside a sorting office. But despite 15 sacks of important bills, … More: continued here

Royal Mail: Hundreds of jobs on lineic CheshireOnline, UK –4 hours agoby Marc Waddington, Crewe Chronicle CRISIS talks are to be held in a bid to rescue the Royal Mail sorting office at Crewe from closure with the possible … More: continued here

PayPal, eBay and Gmail have teamed up to try and limit the amount of spam or phishing mails that their customers receive. More: continued here

Ill wind for Evans's opponents as favourite stamps authoritySydney Morning Herald, Australia –10 minutes agoTHERE was no need for the official results. The media scrum that greeted Cadel Evans after his solo, 29.5-kilometre effort in stage four of the Tour de … More: continued here

July 9 (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc is facing opposition in western Canada to its coalbed methane exploration, the Globe & Mail reported, citing a local official. More: continued here

Cambs Times POST OFFICE SURVEY SENT OFF TO CONSULTATION TEAMKirriemuir Today, UK –2 hours ago"Business people will be forced to abandon the Post Office altogether and will use another service provider for their business mail if this closure is …Post Office planning to soften blow of closuresPeterborough TodayCouncillor: We can bank at …