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It had become a tradition for Virgil Stockdale to drive more than 40 miles each year to the post office in tiny Bethlehem, Ind., where former Postmaster John Cable would hand-stamp Christmas cards with images of the Star of Bethlehem and the Three Wise Men. More: continued here

Man found hanging at local post officeCarmi TimesCoroner Chris Marsh said it appeared the man tied a rope to a handrail that surrounds some stairs leading to a basement door on the south side of the post office. His body was discovered by a postal service employee reporting for work …

Report: Food stamps soar despite unemployment declineFox NewsThe idea of going on food stamps is an idea we should always try to avoid. It's something that should be so painful that we only go on them for a brief time so that there is an incentive to get back into …

EcommerceBytes A Closer Look at eBay's New Global Shipping ProgramEcommerceByteseBay said it is seeing early positive results of its new Global Shipping Program (GSP), which is currently only open to selected sellers. Manish Joneja, eBay Senior Manager of the Global Shipping Program, said both buyers and sellers who have sent …

Lehighvalleylive.com LETTER: Food stamp rules are out of whackLehighvalleylive.comshopping cart The food stamp program needs to be revamped, a reader says. Express-Times File Photo. There I was in the checkout line waiting with my chicken, grapes and coffee. The woman ahead of me, with the pierced cheek and eyelids and …

The shipping company estimates that it shipped 19 million packages Monday, a 10% increase from its busiest day last year. FedEx Corp.'s sorting facility at Los Angeles International Airport is a maze of chutes, ladders and catwalks, capable of processing more than 300 packages a minute. More: continued here

FedEx workers are expected to handle about 19 million packages on its busiest day of the year. More: continued here

EcommerceBytes PayPal President One of Three eBay Execs to Receive HonorsEcommerceBytesPayPal President David Marcus was honored in the Silicon Valley Business Journal's 40 under 40 along with eBay executives Sri Shivananda and Chris Plasser of its RedLaser unit. The annual 40 under 40 list recognizes Silicon Valley stars under the …

Fake indigenous artworks on eBayThe AustralianMs Delgiacco then sold it on eBay under the username sundownnt01, an account with a 99.1 per cent approval rating. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been unable to disprove the authenticity of the painting, but chairman …and more » More: continued here

Turkey stamp contest entries accepted Dec. 13-28Redwood Falls GazetteRevenue from stamp sales is dedicated to wild turkey habitat and management. Extirpated from Minnesota around 1900, wild turkey re-introduction and transplant efforts have been successful, resulting in a population that thrives throughout the nonboreal …and more » More: continued here