A long, long, long wait for stampsSun newspapers, FL –11 minutes agoLast Monday morning, I needed to purchase some postage stamps, so I went down to our local post office. What a heart-warming surprise I found within it's … More: continued here
Oregon to hire 60 to hand out more food stampsKMTR NewsSource 16, OR –5 minutes agoTed Kulongoski's request to hire 60 workers to help the state meet a growing demand for food stamps. The state's Department of Human Services says the new … More: continued here
Philatelic cache holds mementos from Pearl HarborUnion Democrat, CA –5 hours agoThere are stamps from the Philippines, Malaya, and other island strongholds which fell to the Japanese in the late 1930s and early 1940s as the United … More: continued here
Food Stamp Cases Increase in Larimer CountyFort Collins Now, CO –4 minutes agoBy Jennae Mendoza Since October 2007, as the economy has declined, every county in Colorado has seen a spike in the number of food stamp recipients. … More: continued here
Demand for Food Stamps IncreasingWQOW TV News 18, Eau Claire –3 minutes agoEau Claire (WQOW) – Rising costs and the slumping economy lead to a surge in food stamp applications. The number of families enrolled in the state's food … More: continued here
Daily Mail A million Christmas presents go missing in the post each week …Daily Mail, UK –3 minutes agoI am learning to be a parcel detective at the Royal Mail's National Return Centre (NRC) in Belfast. This is the last hope for letters and packages from all … More: continued here
People are starting to pile up their Christmas packages at the Rome Post office. Rome Postmaster Cheryl Matt says she expects that mail traveling through Rome will at least double in December, with Christmas letters and packages coming in and out. More: continued here
A Paisley man who ran a fake trainer empire through auction website eBay was jailed today for a year. Mark McLintock, 29, was handed the prison term after being caught in a joint operation by a team of investigators from the website and council officials. More: continued here
A year-to-year rise in the number of people receiving food stamps in Arizona underscores the effects of the economic downturn, but government officials warn that the statistic isn’t all bad news. More: continued here
An Oxfordshire postman launches a campaign against Royal Mail’s policy of compulsory retirement at 65. More: continued here