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Among the measures is a bill that could ban drug felons from welfare and prohibit food stamps to buy soda. More: continued here

eBay Tuesday: Humphrey-Cornell AdvertisementPatch.comThis advertising blotter, offered by user 82bid of the eBay store Now and Then Odds and Ends, touts the quality of the Grandmother's food line, namely the jams, pie fillings, and mincemeat. Produced by the Whipple Food Company of Natick, Mass., the … More: continued here

EcommerceBytes (blog) Would You Take eBay Credit in Exchange for Lower Fees?EcommerceBytes (blog)eBay has been polling sellers to see if they would be receptive to accepting credit for transactions instead of cash – in exchange for paying lower (or no) fees. The model is not unheard of. For instance, Coinstar …

LECOMPTON – Residents in Lecompton have learned the hours of their post office will be trimmed five weeks earlier than they expected. To those still upset over the decision to cut the station's hours, the news was like pouring salt into an old wound. More: continued here

Forget e-mail, it's 'e-tail' that could save the Royal MailThe Times (subscription)Royal Mail has been buoyed by research that its big growth market — online businesses using it to post parcels to customers — could begin to boom again in 2013. Analysis commissioned by Royal Mail, which potentially is less …

Crews extinguish structure fire in OjaiVentura County StarPassersby reported the fire, which appeared to have started in or around a drop box in the lobby of the post office, said Ventura County Fire Department spokesman Mike Lindbery. The area is where people with post office boxes pick up their mail …

Westminster post office to be renamed for slain soldierWorcester TelegramParents of fallen army officer Lt. Ryan Patrick Jones, Kevin M. Jones and Elaine M. Jones of Westminster, stand in front of the Westminster Post Office last month. Congress has passed a bill naming the post office after Lt. Jones. (T&G …

The Ventura County Fire Department this afternoon extinguished a blaze at the historic Ojai post office. More: continued here

Crews extinguish fire at Ojai post officeVentura County StarThe Ventura County Fire Department this afternoon extinguished a blaze at the Ojai post office. The blaze in the 200 block of East Ojai Avenue was reported at 4:28 p.m. and knocked out at 4:44 p.m., according to the department. The department …

Lecompton post office to trim hours earlier than expectedTopeka Capital JournalPete Nowacki, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service based in Minneapolis, Minn., said USPS is trying to address a financial crisis by reducing hours at post offices across the country. Reasons for the action include: ?Total mail volume is …