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Chance for food stamps draws crowdENC TodayKinston residents, some of whom have not had power for four days, swarmed social workers Tuesday to get forms that could allow them to get food stamp money and replace food lost during the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. A line of people gathered Tuesday …

expressandstar.com Call for post office bankingHerald ScotlandALL high street banks in the UK should allow their customers full access to personal accounts through post offices, according to a consumer group. The move could lead to 14 million more people using their local post office and offer a more sustainable …Call …

Anniston Star Residents speak out for McClellan post officeAnniston StarA public hearing Tuesday evening on the potential closing of McClellan's post office drew nearly 30 residents and a sense of righteous indignation from the customers who use that branch. “My concern is that, why is this post office… More: continued …

FIVE-time champion Roger Federer relishes the US Open stage – he’s just not so sure about the court surface at the 2011 edition of the year’s final Grand Slam. More: continued here

Turkey moved out of Europe – by Post Office travel insuranceThe IndependentAs Turkey moves closer to the EU, the Post Office in Britain has deemed that the nation lies entirely beyond Europe. Last month, at the start of the school summer holidays, the Post Office moved the boundaries … More: …

CNET (blog) Mac mystery: Man buys 3G prototype, Apple wants it backCBS NewsThree weeks ago, photos of the device emerged in an eBay listing by Carl Frega, a North Carolina resident who had purchased the machine from someone on Craigslist for parts to fuel his repair business. Upon opening it …

Instead of closing the Sheffield post office, some services are changing to keep the long-standing establishment open. Letter carriers will now operate out of a nearby city. Postal service officials say customers will not be inconvenienced. But residents say they are concerned this modification will lead to other changes. More: …

Small town fights to save its post office, identityKSDKBy Casey Nolen Rockwood, IL (KSDK) – A small town in Illinois is fighting to hang on to its identity, and the fight is with the US Postal Service. People in Rockwood, Illinois can trace the history of their post office back …

MILLIONS more people would use post offices if they could access their bank accounts through the postal networks, a leading consumer group says. More: continued here

Postal Service Decides To Close North Canton OfficeHartford CourantThe US Postal Service has decided to close the North Canton Post Office, a place that local residents say is the hub of their community. "In the past few years we have seen a decline in mail … More: continued here