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Painter from Westport wins waterfowl stamp contestEnterprise NewsThe winning paintings for each year are reproduced on the Massachusetts Waterfowl Stamp. Sexton was born and raised in Milwaukee and moved to the West Coast …and more » More: continued here

The Sedalia post office is ending its summer hours of operation at the retail counter and returning to a regular schedule, a news release form the United States Postal Service said. More: continued here

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—-FedEx Corp. was recently honored with the “Small Parcel Carrier of the Year” award from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. . The award represents exceptional service performance in transportation services in 2008. More: continued here

WASHINGTON – More Americans than ever before received food stamps in June, the Department of Agriculture said on Thursday, with more than 35 million Americans receiving assistance. The numbers are 22 percent higher than in June 2008. The number of Americans receiving food stamps rose by more than 700,000 people …

FARGO (AP) – The University Station post office in Fargo is still among those targeted for possible closure, even after the Postal Service narrowed the number from near 700 to 413. More: continued here

More Americans than ever before received food stamps in June, the Department of Agriculture says. More: continued here

eBay has found the secret sauce to online sales: free shipping. More: continued here

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) — Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc , the largest bank bailed out by the U.K., won’t call $1.6 billion of subordinated bonds after regulators objected to using state aid to pay holders of the lender’s lowest-rated securities. More: continued here

LONDON – eBay has named digital agency Essence to manage its display and editorial accounts across Europe, following the company’s brief with eBay UK last year. More: continued here

Want to have dinner with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin? Plan on writing a big check. More: continued here