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North Mankato residents weigh in on post office's futureMankato Free PressBy Mark Fischenich The Free Press MANKATO — Many of the 50-plus North Mankato residents at a hearing to discuss the proposed closing of the city's only post office had a clear message for the US Postal Service: they love …

Rural America fights for its post office in Lonoke County Tuesday night. There was a face-to-face meeting in Humnoke with post office officials. More: continued here

Tiny stamps for tiny sensorsMIT NewsA glass stamp reproduces precise, nanometer-scale etchings in silver. The original engraving, pictured above, is 10 microns wide — less than a quarter of the diameter of a human hair. Advances in microchip technology may someday enable clinicians to … More: continued here

Rutland and Stamford Mercury Garda who shot post office raiders cleared in probeIrish IndependentA MAJOR investigation by the Garda Ombudsman Commission into the shooting dead of two post office raiders six years ago has found that the use of force by the gardai was proportionate. The ombudsman exonerated the garda, …

Reuters Post Office Wants More Than MailWall Street JournalIt's a divisive issue on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are sparring over whether and how far the post office should be allowed to venture into the private sector. On Tuesday, the Postal Service said it would increase the cost of mailing a …

msnbc.com Cain defends plan … VFW defends benefits…Stamp increase9&10 NewsWASHINGTON (AP) — The cost to mail a letter is going up next year. It will jump a penny to 45-cents on Jan. 22, but since most stamps being bought now are "Forever" stamps, they'll still be good. Postcards will go …

AuctionBytes Blog (blog) Raising Prices Gets Tricky on eBay Thanks to Unannounced PolicyAuctionBytes Blog (blog)Sellers who want to raise their prices on eBay are being blocked when they attempt to manually revise the price of live listings upwards. eBay spokesperson Johnna Hoff said the new (unannounced) policy was created to …

Attack at Hartford post officeWTNHHartford police are say that the incident happened at a Weston Street post office on Tuesday morning. A former employee was buzzed into the building, and then once inside assaulted a supervisor, possibly a postmaster. Hartford police are say that the …and more » More: continued here

The post office says the cost of a first-class letter will increase to 45 cents on Jan. 22. More: continued here

In the Air, Art+Auction’s Gossip Column Picture of the Day: Occupy the Dollar BillThe AtlanticThe site also provides template files that can be taken to "any company that produces custom rubbers stamps and they will be able to produce a true-to-size stamp for making infographics on dollar bills." As it …