Rural Post Office to Close Due to Postmaster Vacancy

A rural western Kansas post office will close at the end of this week, at least temporarily, because it’s without a postmaster. The Garden City Telegram reports that the Marienthal post office is among about 3,700 nationally subject to reviews that could lead to their ultimate closure. More: continued here

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Post office cuts delivery route

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Post Office has rearranged deliveries so there will be one less route in the city.But remarks made by a U.S. Postal Service spokesman who confirmed the move Monday indicated bigger changes are coming. More: continued here

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Metals boom benefits eBay

Gold and silver sales have risen online sync with gold’s price rise, from $900 an ounce in summer 2008 to near $2,000. In May, eBay created an area to make it easier for buyers to find sellers. More: continued here

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More than food stamps

Most of the focus on National’s youth benefits policy has been around the proposal that 16- and 17-year-olds on the independent youth benefit, plus 18-year-old parents, not be paid a benefit directly in future. More: continued here

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George RR Martin vs. the US Postal Service – Salon

Salon George RR Martin vs. the US Postal ServiceSalonSo if any of you ever see scripts fitting this description turn up on ebay, one of its competitors, or on some dealer's table — notify me at once, and report the stolen property to whatever local authorities are appropriate. …and more » …

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