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New York Times (blog) Postal Service announces new Civil War stamp seriesTheDigitelThe US Postal Service has announced they're doing an annual series of Forever Stamps that recognize key events of the Civil Wa, which began 150 years ago today at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony took …

Gains in shares of Intel and eBay propel the tech sector into positive territory. More: continued here

Post office closure meetings fill Iowa's calendarDesMoinesRegister.com (blog)Another meeting tonight in Arlington in northeast Iowa will focus on an emergency suspension of its office, and concerned citizens worry that their post office could be shuttered by the end of the week. (Emergency suspensions triggered by a lease issue …and more » …

Auctionbytes eBay Local Sends Shoppers Right to Retailers' Front DoorsAuctionbytesMobile, social and local are the three big trends in ecommerce these days, and at a conference last month, three eBay executives discussed the company's move into the "local" space. eBay has integrated real-time inventory data from major … More: continued …

OregonLive.com (blog) C-Stores Take in Notable Share of Food StampsCSNews OnlineAs more people faced economic challenges over the past few years, Oklahoma residents spent nearly $1.2 billion in food stamp expenditures between July 2009 and March 2011. A bulk of those expenditures were at Walmart stores — which brought in …

GREENSBURG, KS – The Greensburg Post Office will commemorate the 4th anniversary of rebuilding Greensburg, by offering a special postmark and some Go Green forever stamps. More: continued here

HARTFORD — A Hong Kong man with gang connections and one deportation for mail fraud already on his record was sentenced Monday to more than four years in federal prison for bank and mail fraud committed following his illegal return to the United States. More: continued here

Community meeting scheduled for May 4 to discuss proposed downtown post office…Danbury News TimesDANBURY — Residents will have an opportunity to air their views about the proposed closure of the downtown post office. A community meeting to discuss the issue has been scheduled for Wednesday, May 4, at 5 pm …

eBay is scheduled to report its first-quarter results Wednesday after the stock market closes. Investors will be looking for growth in eBay’s online marketplace and PayPal online payments service. More: continued here

The Nielsen study analysed information from traditional news outlets in the U.S., UK and Australia following November’s long-awaited engagement announcement. More: continued here