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Farm bill cuts food-stamp benefits, but not in GA13WMAZThe office of Central Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop says they don't expect to see any food stamp cuts in Georgia. The reason why? The bill cuts down on food stamp programs in at least 16 states and the District of Columbia.Those states …

Washington Post Obama to sign farm bill that trims food stampsPBS NewsHourThe bill cuts food stamps by $800 million a year, or around 1 percent, one-fifth of the cut approved last fall by the Republican-led House. Conservatives remain unhappy with the bill and its subsidies for groups ranging from sheep …

ADDISON – The Addison Post Office parking lot will be closed indefinitely because it is in need of minor repairs. Questions or concerns can be directed to the Post Office at 630-543-4071 or to the office of Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth at 847-413-1959. More: continued here

Bay St. Louis police foil attempted post office burglaryWLOXBay St. Louis police foiled an attempted burglary at the United States Post Office on Highway 90 early Friday morning. Bay St. Louis Chief of Police Michael DeNardo said officers responded to the post office's silent alarm shortly after midnight … More: …

PR Web (press release) SME's struggle as Royal Mail start enforcing parcel restrictionsPR Web (press release)Retailers are getting contacted by Royal Mail and told that their goods are not acceptable because of content restrictions. Stephen of A's Models of Bolton was recently contacted and told he could not send his …

Isn't it ironic? Online shopping is helping the U.S. Postal Service overcome some losses caused by online communication.The struggling Postal Service reported its losses narrowed in its first quarter that ended December as a surge in online shopping and package delivery boosted its revenues. More: continued here

Obama signing farm bill that trims food stampsBoston.comThe five-year bill cuts food stamps by $800 million a year, or around 1 percent, one-fifth of the cut approved last fall by the Republican-led House. Conservatives remain unhappy with the bill and its generous new subsidies for farmers in every region … …

'Non-bank' at post office is a nonissueThe San Luis Obispo TribuneThe dwindling cards were also another sign of the declining business at our post offices. Another symptom of that decline was the “white paper” that appeared on the Internet last week. It came from the Office of the Inspector General …

Wall Street Journal (blog) The Sochi Stamp: A Sought-After Olympic SouvenirWall Street Journal (blog)When cash was short for the first Olympic Games in 1896, host Greece sold commemorative stamps to help pay the bills. The Winter Olympics in Sochi needed no such funding—despite its estimated $50 billion price tag—but its …

When cash was short for the first Olympics in 1896, host Greece sold commemorative stamps to help pay the bills. The Winter Olympics in Sochi needed no such funding, but its stamps are still a sought-after souvenir. More: continued here