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15% of Americans Now Receive Food StampsTown Hall (blog)Mississippi was the state with the largest share of its population relying on food stamps— 22% — though Washington, DC was a bit higher overall at 23%. One in five residents in Louisiana, Tennessee and George also were food-stamp recipients. Wyoming …Some …

Kennebec Journal New postage stamps honor New England lighthousesKennebec JournalThe Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth is one of five New England beacons to appear on postage stamps based on paintings by Howard Koslow of Toms River, N.J. The U.S. Postal Service plans to release the Portland Head stamp on …

The Courier Dundee post office time capsule delivers relics from the pastThe CourierThe memorial was created by post office workers at the start of the First World War. Though it was supposed to be kept in the postmaster general's office in the city's Meadowside, over the years its significance was …

$25000 reward set in post office heistFort Wayne Journal GazetteAuthorities are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a man who tried to rob a Fort Wayne post office in December. The man was described as 6-foot-3, thin and black, …

Flipkart now in eBay modeLivemintWith the marketplace platform Flipkart, which previously was a pure-play online retailer, is essentially offering similar services as those of eBay Inc, the online auctions site. The marketplace platform will give shoppers access to various brands and … More: continued here

     It was a virtual family reunion Friday at the renaming of the Fowler Post Office building, and the folks cheering the loudest were several generations of the family of former Fowler Postmaster Cecil Bolt. More: continued here

News 12 Bronx (registration) Residents push to save murals hanging in main Bronx post officeNews 12 Bronx (registration)Many Bronx residents are pushing to save the murals inside the landmark post office on the Grand Concourse that is slated to be sold. There are 13 Depression-era murals hanging on the walls …

Boston Standard Letter: It's a shame that Royal Mail won't let us have a name and numberBoston StandardAdditionally the council should also press Royal Mail to adopt a system which can preserve the links with the past whilst mitigating the dangers of living outside of the digital age. Name and …

Roll Call ould social media stamp out the post office?Philly.com"The post office is prohibited from raising its prices beyond certain levels each year by the government," said Douglas Webber, assistant professor of labor economics at Temple University. "The problem is that while their prices are essentially fixed …Issa, Miller Call …

Authorities are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a man who tried to rob a Fort Wayne post office in December. More: continued here