Grist Less food stamps = more hunger. Duh!GristIn the U.S. we have a stripped-down version of this idea: We provide food stamps (though they aren't actually stamps anymore) to keep people from starving. The flip side is that, when we provide less food assistance, more people go hungry. That's …Food …

A six-week public consultation has been launched to decide whether the people of Great Staughton should have a mobile Post Office. More: continued here

HTC One M8 now $369.99 on eBay– Factory refurbishediTech PostThe HTC One M8 is now the star of such a deal, selling for just $369.99 with free shipping on eBay. Moreover, although this is an AT&T variant, it is unlocked and it should work with any GSM carrier out there. …

KHON2 US Post Office opens express shipping shack for holidaysKHON2To help out with that the U.S. Postal Service is setting up an express shipping and mailing service center at the main post office near the airport. They're calling it Rudolph's Express Shipping Shack. You can use it if you're mailing …

Post Office offers six regional holiday postmarks in TennesseeLocal 8 NowKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) — Six post offices in Tennessee will offer regional postmarks for Christmas cards this December. The Holiday postmarks offer themes based on each location. Bells, Tenn. offers a "Bells Station" postmark; Deer Lodge, Tenn … More: continued …

Hours slashed at rural post officesThe Arctic SounderFor remote Alaska, where there are no roads to the next closest community, the post office serves as a village lifeline. Residents rely on the daily air delivery of packages, checks, bills and letters in the rural communities. At post offices across … …

The US Postal Service is going to take another shot at developing stamps promoting Michelle Obama’s fitness campaign after White House officials vetoed the ones they came up with last… More: continued here

Daily Mail Royal Mail chief warns nationwide postal service is under threat from rivalsDaily Mail'Labour warned that David Cameron's Royal Mail fire sale would put vital services at risk, and Moya Greene's evidence today has confirmed our worst fears. IT comes after taxpayers were short changed by hundreds of millions …

Location, location, location might be a real estate cliche, but Northeast Polk's location between two major metropolitan areas with its confluence of Interstate 4 and U.S. 27 is showing dividends for the local economy. More: continued here

Boston Globe Food stamps for fresh food: More produce, more benefitsBoston GlobeThe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the federal food stamp program, has often struggled with the “nutrition” part of its mandate. The problem is that fresh fruits and vegetables are often too expensive for low-income families to afford …and more » …