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January food stamp usage in Utah saw a nearly 30 percent increase in participation over the same period a year ago. Prior to the Great Recession, Utah had one of the lowest food stamp usage rates in the nation. Now it has one of the fastest growing. More: continued here

Residents have to make a 14-mile round trip to collect their letters from a Royal Mail depot after a postman was injured on an uneven pavement. More: continued here

Northfield Postmaster Running for Hudson City CouncilPatch.comDennis O'Connell, acting manager of the Northfield Post Office for the past 14 months, hopes to be elected District 4 alderperson in Hudson, WI. By Micheal Foley Northfield Postmaster Dennis O'Connell hopes April 3 turns out to be a good day. More: continued here

Property owners hurrying to make assessment appeal deadlineTribune ReviewTrue procrastinators who don't make it to a post office before closing time can file an appeal with the county until 9 pm, the ending time of a town hall meeting on the North Side campus of the Community College of Allegheny …

Arts and Collections International Philatelists to celebrate the Diamond JubileeArts and Collections InternationalTo celebrate the Queen's 60th anniversary the Royal Mail collated the iconic images of Her Majesty the Queen into one sheet of six portraits taken from stamps, coins and banknotes. Created by design agency Sedley Place, the sheet …

National Post (AP Photo/Cascade County Sherrif's Office)National PostLeaf arrest's on Friday was the result of a monthlong investigation that started with a tip that Leaf had been receiving small, rattling cod packages at the post office worth $500 or more once or twice a week. A search of Leaf and …

All Things Digital American Express Swipes Neal Sample From eBay for Digital Payments PushAll Things DigitalAmerican Express has lured Neal Sample away from eBay to become SVP of technologies for its digital payments initiative. At eBay, Sample was the CTO of X.commerce, the open commerce platform the company unveiled late …

Minnesota Junior Duck Stamp winners include Andover youthCoon Rapids ECM PublishersThe US Fish and Wildlife Service announced the winners of the 2012 Minnesota Junior Duck Stamp Contest. The Best of Show artwork was drawn by Keaton Van't Hull, age 17, St. Michael. The Minnesota Conservation Message Winner is Hannah Angell, …

Scotsman Small firms face impact of postal cost risenebusiness.co.ukThe Forum of Private Businesses (FPB) said that the new charging system, agreed for Royal Mail by the regulator Ofcom, will lead to first class mail becoming unaffordable for many small firms and will force them to rely on the less reliable …

Community Brainstorms to Save La Jolla Post OfficePatch.comThe Save the La Jolla Post Office Community Task Force met Thursday night to provide an update to the community and seek creative solutions to save the La Jolla Post Office that has been slated to be relocated by the US Postal Service. …