There's a problem facing our region and it's costing you and every taxpayer big bucks. People are buying cases of soda, which is typically no big deal. But they're buying them with food stamps and it's not to drink. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk French robbers steal £15 million in stampsTelegraph.co.ukFrench robbers steal £15 million in stamps. Thieves escape with colossal haul of stamps and pre-stamped envelopes in attack on delivery lorry outside Paris. French postage stamps. The lorry contained more than 15 million pounds' worth of stamps Photo: … More: continued here

KelownaNow Kelowna Woman's Art Will Be on Stamps Across CanadaKelownaNowLaurie Koss received an email about a year ago from a stamp design manager from Canada Post, asking if she was willing to submit two paintings for consideration in the 2015 flower stamp series. However, she didn't take the email seriously. …

Financial Post How HP, eBay and Symantec will look when the companies' splits take effectFinancial PostAs HP, eBay, and Symantec prepare for their splits later this year, details are emerging on what the companies will look like, once they separate. This week, HP announced the management lineup for its new …

Washington Free Beacon Audit: Post Office Workers 'Rude' and 'Worse than Other Retailers'Washington Free BeaconThe U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) rude employees could cost the government $288.5 million in lost revenue, according to an audit by the Office of Inspector General (OIG). A growing number of Americans believe USPS is “worse …

Today, eBay and Proxibid announced a partnership that unites a global leader in commerce with a market leader in trusted online live auctions for business and industrial inventory. More: continued here

Reason (blog) Post Office Gets Lousy Customer Service Ratings (But Who Still Sends Mail?)Reason (blog)USPSWhen my father worked a Post Office job during college, there was a four-person crew in the local black hole of correspondence to which he was assigned in the Bronx. Well, two of them were actually …

Brisbane Times McDonald's secret Big Mac sauce on eBay for $17KCNBCAfter years of copycat recipes and attempts to guess the ingredients, McDonald's is selling a bottle of its "Big Mac special sauce" for the very first time – on eBay. Only 200 of the 500ml limited edition bottles are being …

BLOOMINGTON (AP) – Air cargo service has been reintroduced at the Central Illinois Regional Airport with a new FedEx Express hub.The air courier services company celebrated its first day of operation in Bloomington with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday. Officials with both Central Illinois Regional Airport and FedEx Express expressed …

ComputerWeekly.com Post Office CIO would talk to any subpostmaster about IT problems, promises CEOComputerWeekly.comIn 2009, Computer Weekly revealed the stories of subpostmasters who had received heavy fines and even jail terms for alleged false accounting, which they blamed on the Horizon accounting system provided by the Post Office. Thousands of …