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Gray wants post office named after RednourThe SouthernDU QUOIN — If retired U.S. Congressman Ken Gray can still pull a few strings, the Du Quoin Post Office will bear the name of the city's longtime mayor. Gray sent a letter Jan. 1 to U.S. Rep. William Enyart, D-Belleville, to propose …

A House plan to make major cuts to food stamps would be scaled back under a bipartisan agreement on a massive farm bill, a near end to a fight of more than two years that has threatened to hurt rural lawmakers in an election year. More: continued here

Farm bill deal would cut food stamps, end direct subsidies to farmsfox4kc.comThe changes to food stamps would trim $8 billion from the program over the next 10 years, according to congressional aides. That's less than the $39 billion that Republicans had wanted to cut from the program, but double what …

Locust Gap Post Office temporarily closedNews ItemLOCUST GAP – Postal officials announced Monday the Locust Gap Post Office will be temporarily closed because of a weather-related emergency. It's believed water pipes in the building froze and may have burst, damaging the post office. Until the … More: continued here

However shouldn't our anger and attention be drawn towards the ultimate scroungers – the Royal Family? Wealth-X estimated that Queen Elizabeth II has around £362m in cash and a variety of assets, with £78m of that coming from Royal Mail stamps, plus her car, wine, art, and medal collections alone. …

The new face of food stampsHouston ChronicleWASHINGTON (AP) — In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps— a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients. Some of the change is due to …

DU QUOIN — If retired U.S. Congressman Ken Gray can still pull a few strings, the Du Quoin Post Office will bear the name of the city’s longtime mayor. More: continued here

Joe Shute takes a ride on the forgotten relic of London's underground railway, which used to transport four million parcels a day for the Post Office         More: continued here

American Live Wire Extremely Rare Nintendo Game Listed on eBayIGNUpdate: Following on from last week's listing of a rare Nintendo World Championship NES cartridge being listed on eBay, two more collector's have listed their own versions of the game on the site. While the first is another grey one, this …

7Online.com Post Office Increases Price of StampsPatch.comThe U.S. Postal Service's regulator approved the increase of about 6 percent, but rejected a request for a permanent increase. According to the USPS, the increases include: Letters (1 oz.) — 3-cent increase to 49 cents; Letters additional ounces — 1 …First-class stamps rise …