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LIHUE — The United States Postal Service on Thursday posted notices at the Lihue Post Office announcing its proposal to officially close the Hanamaulu Station facility. More: continued here

Postage stamps enthusiasts in Singapore can soon lay their hands on a set of new stamps featuring greetings in sign language. More: continued here

A man is arrested by police investigating an armed robbery at a village post office near Southampton. More: continued here

Graduate receives Stamps Leadership scholarshipBryan-College Station EagleA&M Consolidated High School graduate Austin Jerome Beltrand, son of Dan and Clare Beltrand, has chosen to enroll at the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) this fall after being named as a Stamps Leadership Scholar. The value of the … More: continued here

U.S. News & World Report (blog) A Food Stamp Food Fight That the Poor Will LoseU.S. News & World Report (blog)The Senate this week passed, by a vote of 66-27, a new farm bill that, amongst its many provisions, would eliminate more than $4 billion in food stamp funding over …

With Big-Name Backing And Some eBay Flavor, These Startups Are Looking To …TechCrunchEbay is generally credited with being the first company to bring auctions — a system that, for nearly 2,500 years, had exclusively taken place live in noisy, public (and offline) forums — into the Digital Era. But, today, …

Daily Beast Food Stamps Under ThreatDaily BeastFor decades, since the 1970s, food stamps enjoyed bipartisan backing, with farm-state senators and legislative icons George McGovern and Bob Dole championing the program. More recently, even the authors of the famed Simpson-Bowles report on deficit …US Congress debates deep cuts to food stamps as …

Lottery winners who continue to cash in on food stamps are being targeted by the U.S. Senate in a crackdown being applauded by Bay State welfare fraud fighters who say the reform is long overdue. In Massachusetts, lottery winners are not reported to welfare officials. “It’s a fantastic move,” said …

Daily Mail Guineas winners line up in Coronation Stakes decider at Royal AscotDaily MailSky Lantern and Just The Judge remain on course for a mouthwatering rematch at Royal Ascot as they feature among 19 confirmations for the Coronation Stakes on Friday. Richard Hannon's Sky Lantern narrowly beat the Charlie Hills-trained …

Union: Post office jobs in jeopardyThe State Journal-RegisterFifteen jobs are in jeopardy and residents could experience delays now that Saturday mail is being processed in Champaign, the president of Springfield's postal employees union said Saturday. Jim O'Connell, president of Local 239 of the American Postal … More: continued here