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The Program Formerly Known as Food StampsFirst Things (blog)A post on the New York Times' Economix blog postulates that: “The declining economy alone, under the previous rules, would have raised the spending on food stamps by 18 percent. But the revised provisions, enacted largely in response to the recession, …Food …

Official explains what may lie ahead for Bishop Hill postal patronsKewanee Star Courier17 to hear from Elizabeth Anderson, the postal review coordinator, about plans to close the Bishop Hill Post Office as part of cutbacks by the US Postal Service. Anderson explained to the group that revenues are down for …

expressandstar.com Robber lured victim on ebayexpressandstar.comA teenage thug who used ebay to lure a commercial gold buyer into a gun point ambush in West Bromwich while on bail for another robbery has been put behind bars for six years. Christopher Samuels put the weapon to the temple of the buyer …

how much money might taxpayers have been saved with a referral to a mental health agency for Jose Pimentel? I can think of half a dozen other things the NYPD could be doing in Hamilton Heights on any given night than smoking dope with a self-circumciser. More: continued here

For the last 30 years, Canada Post has been providing kids in Canada and around the world with a direct line to Santa Claus. More: continued here

Man looking for Hanukkah stamp redesigns every yearToday’s THVBOYNTON BEACH, FL (CNN) — A former postal clerk started a campaign to create a Hanukkah stamp back in the 1990's. And while the Post Office now issues the stamps, he says he'd like to see a new design each holiday season …

USA Today The Terrorist at the Post OfficeHuffington Post (blog)Gauging from the address of the apartment he shared with his mom, Pimentel would have had in sights our local post office at 158th Street, a dank, worm-colored fluorescent cave we've gotten to know much too well over the years, waiting …

Pond Eddy post office on the listThe River ReporterKatie Mulcahey help stuff envelopes in a letter writing campaign to Congressman Maurice Hinchey to show that residents of Pond Eddy want their US Post Office to remain open. The US Post Office in Pond Eddy is one of more than 3000 …

BBC News £10000 reward offered after Upholland post office raidBBC NewsThree masked men raided Upholland Post Office on Hall Green as it was closing at about 17:30 GMT on 11 November. During the incident a 61-year-old customer was shot in the back of the leg, police said. A 38-year-old woman …

KCRG Postal Union Challenges Planned Move; Would Cost 214 Local JobsKCRGCedar Rapids Post office workers Mike Bell (left) and Glen Tieddman help to sort the mail, Monday December 13, 2010 on what is expected to be the busiest mail day of the year.(Becky Malewitz/ SourceMedia Group News) By Aaron …Closing …