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Post office beats UPS, FedEx on price in a head-to-head comparison, more than $50 on an overnight five-pound package. But don't go to the post office. There's a better way. More: continued here

NBCNews.com How Far Could You Stretch A Food Stamp Budget? [Reader Forum]ColorLines magazineIn last week's reader forum we discussed Newark's Mayor Cory Booker's “Food Stamp Challenge,” an experiment in which he tries to live off a food stamp budget for a week. It did not go well. Colorlines readers had …

1.1 million use food stamps in ArizonaArizona Daily StarNearly one in five Arizonans now rely on food stamps, a statistic that – depending on your point of view – proves that either the state's poverty level is too high or the government program is too generous. The number of Americans …

Christmas cards 'making a comeback' – will you put pen to paper?This is LeicestershireThat is according to a poll carried out on behalf of Royal Mail. The research suggests 25 per cent of people intend to make more of an effort to send Christmas cards this year, while the average …

A car smashed through the Blairgowie post office. Source: SuppliedHerald SunPOST office workers on the Mornington Peninsula will be working through the night to ensure locals can access their mail after an elderly woman smashed through the front of the post office today. A 79-year-old Blairgowrie woman hit the accelerator …

The company expects to move 19 million shipments Monday in another hopeful sign for the economy. More: continued here

Argus Sets eBay Price Target at $65.00 (EBAY)Daily PoliticalAnalysts at Argus boosted their price target on shares of eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) from $58.00 to $65.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. A number of other …

Theft from Royal Mail vehicleAndover AdvertiserThe offender/s gained entry to the van and stole a black back pack with a white Nike logo on it, which contained a Royal Mail fleece, bank cards, £25 cash and Primark vouchers. PC Neil Plascott, said: “We would like to hear from anyone who …

Saw It on eBay: Knights Templar MedallionPatch.comIt might seem hard to believe, but there are 2,166 items currently being sold on eBay that have some connection to Joliet. Most of them are memorabilia and historic items, such as this badge, which is advertised as an "Antique Vintage Joliet IL Knights …

CHATAWA, Miss. (AP) – The Chatawa Post Office in the southern Pike County has closed. U.S. Postal Service spokesman Enola Rice of Mississippi tells The Enterprise-Journal ( http://bit.ly/SKYmhH ) operations at the post office have been indefinitely suspended because of structural damage it received from flooding from Hurricane Isaac. More: …