Gainsborough Standard South Yorks: Royal Mail beats delivery targets for Sheffield area postcodeGainsborough StandardRoyal Mail delivered a target-beating performance in the Sheffield (S) postcode area for the first quarter of the financial year with 95 per cent of First Class mail delivered on time. Nationally, Royal Mail beat its 93 …

Should people eligible for food stamps take them? PollThe Oregonian – OregonLive.comThis opened a lively debate (nearly 600 comments at last count) about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, aka food stamps). The conversation strayed into squabbles over big government. But some of the comments offered intriguing …Regardless of scope, food …

Unwelcome delivery: Canyon residents told hours to be cut at post officeContra Costa TimesCANYON — Residents of this small unincorporated community tucked among the redwoods between Moraga and Oakland were told this week to expect further service cuts at their post office. That isn't good news anywhere, but it's especially …

Voice of San Diego Junk Mail OverloadVoice of San DiegoI kid the Post Office. To be clear, I've never met a rude letter carrier and I still do think it's amazing I can send something across the country so quickly. I don't want it to go away. But the garbage …

Bidness ETC What The PayPal Spinoff Means For eBayBidness ETCIt has been 12 years since eBay Inc (EBAY) bought PayPal for $1.5 billion in 2002. Since then, PayPal has became an increasingly important division of the company, supporting it with revenue growth and growth in the number of active registered …

'This is not a small thing in a remote, out-of-the-way community' More: continued here

CNBC Post Office Paid $287K for Trucks It Can't FindCNBCThe sum of $287,000 may seem like a tiny drop in the bucket when it comes to Washington's astronomical spending totals. But at a time when the United States Postal Service has been bleeding literally billions of dollars, spending even that …

Bloomberg Alibaba Profit More Than Amazon and EBay Ahead of U.S. IPOBloombergAlibaba Group Holding Ltd. has been described as a mixture of Amazon.com Inc. and EBay Inc. during the preparation for its U.S. initial public offering. In the last quarter, Alibaba earned more than those companies combined. Operating income at …

Our story about an effort to sign up more Oregonians for food stamps caused a stir among readers. Now you have can weigh in with our poll. More: continued here

Droid Life (press release) (blog) Deal: Nexus 7 (2013) 32GB for $169 From eBay, $100 OffDroid Life (press release) (blog)Once again, eBay is hosting a deal for the Nexus 7 (2013) with 32GB of storage at a price that no one will be able to beat. At $169.99, you are …