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Postal workers protest layoffs, closures in Md., across USBaltimore SunNationally, the US Postal Service is considering closing 3700 offices and laying off more than 120000 workers to overcome an $8 billion budget shortfall. But union members say the post office is fiscally solvent, saying a 2006 Congressional mandate …and more » …

6abc.com Area residents angry over food stamp confusion6abc.comPARKSIDE – September 27, 2011 (WPVI) — There was a lot of confusion Tuesday for local residents applying for FEMA disaster relief, namely the food stamp program. People in need of food stamps to recover losses from the recent floods overwhelmed …and more » …

FedEx Corp. founder Frederick W. Smith likes his company’s chances, even if the broader economic outlook is murky. More: continued here

kwgn.com Car crashes into Boulder post officekwgn.comPolice say a woman in her 80s hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes and crashed her car into a post office Tuesday. The woman's Lincoln Continental went through the plate glass window and into the lobby of the Valmont Station post office …

eBay Ads Focused on Buy-It-Now Options Raise Buzz With Smart Phone UsersForbesEarlier this month, eBay unveiled a series of new ads and the tech-savvy have noticed. Since the ads' debut, the company's Buzz score—which measures consumer perception—has jumped up almost 20 points among consumers who own a smart phone. … …

Reuters Postal Stamps To Feature Faces Of CelebritiesHuffington PostIn about a year, you might be able to start sending your snail mail and birthday cards with stamps featuring celebrities like Lady Gaga and Neil Armstrong. The United States Postal Service announced Monday that stamps will no longer only feature dead …

The Nation. (blog) "Save the Post Office" Movement Defends "The Human Side of Government"The Nation. (blog)Randolph was the great defender of the postal service that Ben Franklin had established and that the framers of the Constitution had seen fit to recognize as an essential project of the federal endeavor. Randolph …

Going Public Without Going PublicNew York Times (blog)By YOU'RE THE BOSS EDITORS In his column today, Andrew Ross Sorkin writes about how SecondMarket is serving as something of an eBay for shares of private companies. Mr. Silbert, who looks even younger than his 35 years, set out in 2004 to …

Four people were hurt when an 89-year-old woman plowed her sedan into a Boulder post office. More: continued here

ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) Smaller post offices on the chopping blockMonroe Evening NewsEvening News photo by MICHELLE SWARTZ Samaria Post Office Postmaster Linda Kudelka stands in front of the historic building that houses the post office. The building was built in 1900 and has been the location of the Samaria Post Office …