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Shut post office vowDiss ExpressDr Dan Poulter is working to find out if Stradbroke's post office will be reopened or replaced after sub-postmaster David Johnson closed the Queen Street facility – which he ran as a Post Office lessee – after 12 years at the helm earlier this month … …

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) – FedEx spokeswoman Erin Traxal says FedEx Ground plans to build a 48,000-square-foot distribution center in Hattiesburg. She tells The Hattiesburg American ( http://hatne.ws/QJbK2j ) that people currently working in Hattiesburg will move to the new, bigger station, which will add jobs as needed. More: continued here

Can a piece of legislation be a "farm bill" if nearly 80 percent of its spending goes to food stamps? According the United States Congress — yes. The Senate passed its so-called farm bill — whose $970 billion price tag is 78 percent food stamps — on a 65-34 vote. …

Business Insider The Rare Stamps Market Is BoomingBusiness InsiderSpink, the coins, stamps and medals specialist auctioneer, saw a record paid for a stamp sold at auction in the UK within the last two years – a £1 million bid for the 2d blue Post Office Mauritius – and has an …

Nebraska's food stamp errors carry high costOmaha World-HeraldThis year, for the first time in at least nine years, Nebraska had too many errors in handling food stamps to qualify for a bonus. “I knew that was probably going to happen,” Dake Abel said. “I am not surprised at all.” State …

Doctor Who thing of the day: 50th anniversary Royal Mail postage stampsFlick Filosopher (blog)The Royal Mail is to release a set of stamps to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who next year, with the first day cover reportedly due on 8th January 2013. No other details are available at …

RETIRED radio mechanic John Deeble last night claimed exposure to deadly asbestos dust in a Northumberland post office more than four decades ago has left him with terminal cancer. More: continued here

Royal Round UpDaily BeastAll the best royal stories from this weekend's UK papers. The Mail on Sunday; Katie Nicoll says that Prince Harry's ex, posh underwear model Flee Brudenell-Bruce, is back with her old boyfriend, also, confusingly, named Harry (Harry St George). Also in …and more » More: continued here

TINICUM — After nearly a year of discussion, a new FedEx facility for ground packaging is about to undergo construction. More: continued here

CBC.ca Stamps boss will work to find what went wrongCalgary Herald“We just didn't play well enough, especially in the second half,” said the Stamps general manager and head coach, addressing the media Sunday before closing the doors until next Saturday. “In the middle of the third quarter, it was a …