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Keokuk Postmaster Eb Schmolling takes the oath of office administered by Wendy Berg, manager of post office operations in the Hawkeye District, right. Mary Hawes of Argyle is holding the Bible. More: continued here

I'll begin today's diatribe with a line from this space one week ago. It was a prediction, actually, about the Calgary Stampeders and their quarterback controversy going into the CFL West Division semifinal. More: continued here

Letter: Postal Service criticism was unfairBuffalo NewsCharles Lane of the Washington Post wrote in the Nov. 11 Viewpoints section that uninvited messengers show up at households across America to deliver unsolicited items that are not wanted. He of course was belittling the post office and its employees. More: continued here

KVAL Shopping with food stamps: 'I'm totally surprised of where I'm at'KVALThere are around 82,000 people on food stamps in Lane County. The Department of Human Services says around 15% are elderly or disabled. Samantha Heath is a resident coordinator at St. Vincent de Paul. Heath said she sees elderly …

US accuses eBay of illegal no-hiring deal with IntuitPC AdvisorThe DOJ, in an antitrust lawsuit filed Friday, seeks to prevent eBay from enforcing the agreement or entering into similar agreements with other companies. The alleged hiring truce was a "naked restraint of trade" that harms tech workers by keeping … …

The US Justice Department has alleged that Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay, was intimately involved in making an anticompetitive agreement that prohibited eBay and Intuit from hiring each other's employees. More: continued here

Burlington Post Office to reduce hoursKeyser Mineral Daily News TribuneJessee conducted the public meeting held Thursday evening at the New Creek Fire Hall in followup to surveys that were mailed out to New Creek postal customers in regard to the future of the post office. She told the small crowd …

U.S. Postal Service closes postal store to consolidate operations in Titusville. More: continued here

Downtown Rockford 'Holiday Stamp-ede' shopping game kicks off Nov. 17 with …The Rock River TimesA group of 14 downtown Rockford retailers and art galleries are partnering to offer a “Holiday Stamp-ede” shopping game that will reward one winner with $350 in “downtown cash.” Contest participants will need to collect stamps …

CBC.ca Lions wary of Stamps QB Glenn's savvy and precise passing abilityVancouver SunKevin Glenn, 33, is slated to start for the Stamps on Sunday after Tate suffered a fractured forearm on his throwing arm in last weekend's come-from-behind 36-30 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Tate kept playing after getting hurt …