Postal News: Battles of Mobile Bay, Petersburg memorialized on stampsLehigh Acres CitizenTwo of the most important events of the Civil War – the Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama, and the siege at Petersburg, Virginia – were memorialized on Forever stamps on July 30 at the sites where these conflicts took …

Bangor Daily News Maine Food Stamps Recipients May Be Required To Work Or VolunteerWABINon-elderly, non-disabled adults receiving food stamps would have to work a minimum of 20 hours a week, volunteer or be involved in a work training program in order to keep their benefits. DHHS Commissioner Mary Mayhew said …

Post Office nears deal for permanent homeNew Canaan AdvertiserOne thing possibly holding up the deal is the length of a Post Office trailer that would handle business on the site until the new building is completed. The Post Office wants to be out of its month-to-month lease at the Main …

Truck driver, eBay seller stole, sold designer items, feds saySun SentinelHe was a truck driver whose job was to deliver designer merchandise to authorized stores; she was an eBay seller who peddled designer items at discount prices online. Between them, federal authorities say, they stole more than $300,000 worth of …

James Greiff: Food stamps' $80 billion secret spending programAmes TribuneImagine a government program that has exploded in size, is the subject of bitter partisan haggling and spends almost $80 billion a year in secret. No, not the National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency or the Department of Homeland …James …

The Independent eBay's enduring appeal: Online auction site is still the UK's most popular e …The IndependentWhat is eBay? The answer to this question depends, to a great extent, on your experience of it. To Peter Clatworthy who unwittingly paid £450 for a photo of an Xbox One console last …

Metro eBay UK is 15-years-old so here's the top 15 weirdest eBay listings everMetroIt's 15 years since eBay made its first sale in the UK. 15 years since some dude from Renfrewshire bought a CD of You & I, a single by German rock band Scorpions for £2.89. This would …

What some Jekyll Island residents took as an informal update for the Jekyll Island Authority board on the island post office Monday was actually the start of 15-day period for comment on relocating the facility. More: continued here

TRENTON — A liberal-leaning think tank is calling on Gov. Chris Christie’s administration to do more to enroll poor residents in the federal food stamps program, and take steps to forestall cuts hande More: continued here

City of Eau Claire will not extend Post Office's leaseWQOW TV News 18Wednesday, the city's re-development authority rejected a request from the downtown post office to extend its lease for six months. The lease at its current location on N. Barstow is up at the end of September. The post …