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More local residents receiving food stamps, disability benefitsThe Augusta ChronicleAccording to the Georgia Department of Human Services, the number of people on food stamps or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in the Region 7 increased every six months from July 2007 to Januaryof this year, … More: continued here

MinnPost.com James Gattuso: The case for post office closingsReporterNews.comAmong them: closing underused post offices. It has so far identified about 3700 for possible closure, ranging from Pony Express Station in Fallon, Nev., to the US Capitol Station in Washington. The plan has caused an uproar, leading the Senate to vote …

More local residents are receiving food stamps and disability benefits. More: continued here

Groupon gets new "Goods" chief from eBay: memoChicago Tribune(Reuters) – Groupon Inc has hired another former eBay Inc executive to head its discount retailing arm Groupon Goods starting Monday, according to an internal email obtained by Reuters on Friday. The online coupon company named Faisal Masud to head the …Groupon …

Telegraph.co.uk Fugitive wanted in Italy for 3 decades is arrested across from London's …Washington PostAuthorities said 49-year-old Gianfranco Techegne was waiting in line Tuesday at the Broadway Post Office when he was taken into custody by detectives from Scotland Yard's extradition unit — based in a building only about 30 …

The Habersham County Sheriff's office is warning residents about a suspicious delivery incident. More: continued here

It's no secret that the U.S. Postal Service is in financial trouble. Its business is shrinking, with first-class mail revenue dropping 25 percent since 2006. It has lost $25 billion in the last five years. More: continued here

A new state audit says nearly 1,600 Wisconsin prisoners, fugitives and parole violators have illegally collected food stamp benefits. More: continued here

Geneva, N.Y. – Federal law cleared the way for an honor for a war hero. More: continued here

Rolling Meadows postal branch closing May 26Chicago Daily HeraldThis emergency suspension is outside the long debated option of closing up to 252 mail processing centers and 3700 post offices across the nation to save the US Postal Service approximately $6.5 billion per year. On Wednesday, the Senate passed a bill …