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Bradenton Herald Manatee County conducts good sting on food stamp fraudBradenton HeraldManatee County Sheriff's Office said there are 55 suspects in an investigation, dubbed "Operation Meal Ticket," of alleged food stamp fraud in the county. TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald. The nation's health-care fraud networks earned splashy …and more » More: continued here

Traditional postal service might seem alien in a world where people can communicate using holograms, but mixing futuristic and old-school ideas inspired graphic artist Stefan van Zoggel to create his Star Wars stamps. More: continued here

County post offices dodge closuresFulton SunThe Portland Post Office, along with thousands of other rural post offices in Tebbetts, Steedman and across the country, no longer face possible closures. The offices will instead have their business hours cut to make up for funding deficits.and more » More: continued here

Firstpost Post offices to have ATMs: SibalFirstpostNew Delhi: The Department of Post plans to set up 1000 ATMs at post offices and convert them into banks for taking core banking to unbanked population using the vast postal network. Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, …1000 ATMs to …

McClatchy Washington Bureau Food stamps expand to farmers marketsDelmarva NowWhile many farmers markets throughout Delmarva accept WIC vouchers or the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, most do not have the technology needed for the Electronic Benefit Transfer System, which is how those with food stamps receive their …USDA to push …

5 green data center tips from eBay's Project MercuryZDNet (blog)I won't be able to attend the Uptime Institute's annual symposium in Santa Clara, Calif., about green IT best practices, so I requested an interview with the keynote speaker for the first day, eBay's Vice President of Global Foundation Services, … …

State's first 'village' post office opens in LesterNews CourierBy Adam Smith adam@athensnews-courier.com The United States Postal Service is experimenting in Alabama, and the tiny town of Lester is, in essence, the guinea pig. On Thursday, the USPS opened the first Village Post Office in the state at the Barn Feed …

Rolling Meadows residents trying to save post officeChicago Daily HeraldBy Melissa Silverberg Since word got out that the Rolling Meadows post office will be closing at the end of May, residents and businesses in town have written letters and signed petitions — all in an effort to keep the storefront …

CUTLER-Folks in the Cutler area were breathing a sigh of relief Thursday after learning their local post office is among several thousand rural postal facilities saved from the U.S. Postal Service chopping block. More: continued here

Smith sounds off on China, the U.S. economy, the value of a good name, and why the government shouldn't pay for a liberal arts education. More: continued here