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Argos and eBay link up in 'click and collect' trialThe IndependentBusinesses that sell through the eBay website, including Superdry, will be involved in the scheme and, if successful, it is hoped it could be rolled out across the country. With increasing numbers of customers keen to use "click and collect" …

By Joanne Barron, Sewickley Herald It can get noisy at the Sewickley post office. Amid sounds of workers stamping envelopes and boxes, patrons might hear peeping, buzzing or cheeping coming … More: continued here

On Monday, when I’m unhurriedly readjusting to the routine for the week, I add the post office to my to-do list wearily, but also, optimistically. More: continued here

GOP Food Stamp Bill Will Increase Government SpendingReasonThe food stamp bill passed by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives earlier this month, widely criticized for supposedly cutting the nutrition assistance program to the poor, would actually raise spending over the next decade by 57 percent … More: continued here

ZHU: Peace at the post officeYale Daily News (blog)There's something about Monday mornings: so peaceful, so crisp. There's the lazy allowance of a few extra, savory moments lying in bed, surrounded by the silence of Old Campus. It's peaceful — except where the post office is concerned. Students line … …

Post Office brought to customers near SC coastAiken StandardYEMASSEE (AP) — Since people in a small South Carolina town couldn't get to the post office, the Postal Service brought the post office to them. The Beaufort Gazette reports a mobile post office like those used after disasters such as Hurricane …

Britain's Labour plans last-ditch bid to halt Royal Mail saleReutersBRIGHTON, England, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Britain's Labour party will seek to halt the privatisation of the Royal Mail postal service by calling a last-minute parliamentary debate on the issue, the party's postal spokesman told Reuters on Tuesday. Earlier … More: …

Some packages at the Sewickley post office are aliveTribune-ReviewAmid sounds of workers stamping envelopes and boxes, patrons might hear peeping, buzzing or cheeping coming from some boxes in the back. The post office gets a variety of shipped animals, including chickens, bees and crickets. Postmaster Anthony … More: continued here

The Guardian 'Artemis of the wildland' and the food stamp hatersThe Guardian"There are 27 people in this neighborhood who vote and receive food stamps," one note read. "The names of these people are being posted where they can be seen by taxpayers and the neighborhood can decide who is truly …

WBUR GOP vs. Health Law and Food StampsNew York TimesTo the Editor: Re “House Approves Stopgap Money, Setting Up Fight” (front page, Sept. 21): House Republicans' attempt to eliminate spending for the Affordable Care Act strikes at the heart of a fundamental principle of democratic governance: majority rule.States move ahead …