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Kings County Register/Advertiser Valley Stamp Club growingKings County Register/AdvertiserBY KIRK STARRATT There are probably as many different reasons why people collect stamps as there are nuances and niches for the philatelist to explore. Visitors to the Valley Stamp Club's annual exhibition at the Kentville fire hall April 28 were …and …

Primedia buys eBay's Rent.comBizjournals.comNorcross, Ga., rentals and apartment listing magazines publisher Primedia bought eBay Inc.'s (NYSE: EBAY) Rent.com unit for an undisclosed amount. Rentals and apartment listing magazines publisher Primedia bought eBay Inc.'s (NYSE: EBAY) Rent.com unit … More: continued here

WLFI.com Sen. Webb to Postmaster General: Keep Post Offices open until reform is enactedSmith Mountain EagleWashington, DC – Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) and other senators have asked Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to extend the moratorium on the closing of post office and mail processing facilities until Congress approves reform legislation.We …

Filings Made When EBay Hired Thompson Accurate, CEO Donahoe SaysBloombergJohn Donahoe, chief executive officer of EBay Inc. (EBAY), the world's largest Internet marketplace, said the filings made when it hired Scott Thompson as president of its PayPal payment business were accurate. The academic credentials of Thompson, …Yahoo Puts Blue Pencil …

Auctionbytes PRIMEDIA Completes Acquisition of Rent.com from eBay, Inc.SunHerald.comATLANTA — PRIMEDIA, the premier renter resource for apartment and rental home information and listings, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of eBay Inc.'s Rent.com subsidiary. The acquisition creates the industry-leading resource in …eBay Sells Classifieds Site Rent.comAuctionbytesall 17 news …

Boston.com Farmers markets getting money to take food stampsBoston.comCurrently, fewer than a quarter of the nation's roughly 7100 farmers markets are set up to use the Electronic Benefit Transfer system, or food stamps. But Kathleen Merrigan, deputy secretary of agriculture, says she hopes these grants will bring … More: continued …

US Postal Service Losing up to $25 Million Per DaySan Francisco Chronicle (press release)The USPS is reportedly losing up to $25 million per day, and the Postmaster General is proposing to close up to 3700 post offices around the nation which would mean elimination 28000 jobs for postal workers. William …

State limits distribution of cigarette tax stamps during tax hike debateCanton Daily LedgerBy TIM LANDIS The Illinois Department of Revenue is limiting distributors of cigarette tax stamps to their usual supplies while the legislature and Gov. Pat Quinn debate whether to add an additional dollar to the state portion of …

New York Times (blog) Food Stamps and Unemployment InsuranceNew York Times (blog)By CASEY B. MULLIGAN The Department of Agriculture's food-stamp program, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, was originally intended as a program for the poor. But it has transformed itself into an important source of …

Congress Seeks Postal Overhaul While Making It ImpossibleBloombergFacing annual losses of $18.2 billion by 2015 and a possible default this year, the Postal Service has a five-year plan for profitability. It wants to end Saturday mail delivery, close hundreds of letter-sorting facilities and thousands of post offices…We admit postal bias …