CBS Local Sutton Shopping Plaza Roof Collapses, Closes Post OfficeCBS LocalSUTTON (CBS) — The roof of a shopping plaza in Sutton collapsed Wednesday afternoon under the weight of heavy snow drifts. Earlier in the day, a partial collapse at the plaza off Route 146 closed several businesses and the post …

Rep. Gene Alday, Republican from Mississppi, has come under fire for racist remarks involving welfare. More: continued here

Insider Monkey (blog) Billionaire Leon Cooperman Desperately Clutching Onto eBay Inc (EBAY…Insider Monkey (blog)eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) saw its stake rise in Omega's portfolio, as Cooperman added 375,200 shares of the technology company in the fourth quarter. The company's $198.08 million stake now represents 3.38% of Omega's portfolio value. eBay plans …

WXIA-TV DFCS says it's giving up on food stamp phone systemWXIA-TVThe stay at home mom says she applied for help through the state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as food stamps, after her husband had a stroke. She received a letter in the mail alerting her to the date …

A CLOSURE-THREATENED post office will stay open – after the postmaster had a last minute change of heart about resigning. Tean Post Office was set to close temporarily yesterday, and villagers feared it would never re-open. But now the post office will stay open, with reduced hours, after the postmaster …

Wall Street Journal (blog) Beer Sales Spike As Food Stamps HitWall Street Journal (blog)It's a strange trend, one that could be significant to policy makers: When monthly food-stamp distributions fall on a weekend, beer sales to that population jump – by up to 7%. According to a new study, the …

To mark the Chinese New Year welcoming the Year of the Goat, the Philippine Postal Corp. (PhlPost) yesterday launched 3-D, gold-embossed souvenir stamps. The PhlPost said the Year of the Goat souvenir sheet with metallic foiling comes in three colors: silver, bronze, and gold. The three animals featured on the …

Sapo employees want the government to bail out the troubled postal service and are threatening another strike, leaving mail's future in the balance. More: continued here

Christian Science Monitor "All the blacks" in town have food stamps, says Mississippi Rep. (+video)Christian Science MonitorA DeSoto County lawmaker apologized Tuesday for saying that in the town where he used to be mayor, "all the blacks are getting food stamps and what I call 'welfare crazy checks.' Rep. Gene …

It’s a strange trend, one that could be significant to policy makers: When monthly food-stamp distributions fall on a weekend, beer sales to that population jump – by up to 7%. More: continued here