Two Royal Marines killed while on foot patrol in Afghanistan (Daily Mail)
Two Royal Marines were killed by insurgents in Afghanistan today, the Ministry of Defence said. More: continued here
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Post office to extend hours this Saturday (The Standard-Times)
MIDDLEBORO — This Saturday, the Middleboro Post Office on Center Street, Middleboro, will have extended hours, from noon to 4 p.m., for the purpose of accepting passport applications and to collect items to send to the troops overseas. The passport… More: continued here
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Nativity paintings on new Christmas stamps (Times of Malta)
Maltapost will today issue a set of Christmas stamps, featuring details from three nativity paintings found at the National Museum of Fine Arts. More: continued here
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Expansion under way at local Post Office (Maumelle Monitor)
If there’s anything Maumelle residents complain about more than the traffic and the weather — it’s the post office. More: continued here
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Number of families on food stamps expect to break record (ABC 15 Phoenix)
Fueled by rising unemployment and food prices, the number of Americans on food stamps is poised to exceed 30 million for the first time this month, surpassing the historic high set in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. More: continued here
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Ninoy special stamps out (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines – Former President Corazon Aquino on Thursday led the launching of the special commemorative stamps of her late husband and Philippine national hero, former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. More: continued here
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Co-Op will not move Post Office services (St Albans & Harpenden Review)
THE CO-Operative has confirmed it will not open a Post Office service in its Somerfields store, which neighbours their closing newsagent. More: continued here
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The Digital Home 42: Should you shop on eBay? (CNET)
In this Thanksgiving show, Don sits down with eBay to find out whether or not you should shop there and tells you why Google Chrome is the world’s best browser. More: continued here
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30M Americans on food stamps (Newsday)
Fueled by rising unemployment and food prices, the number of Americans on food stamps is poised to exceed 30 million. More: continued here
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Ex-post office bites dust to make way for library (Glenview Announcements)
The building that served as Glenview’s Post Office for more than five decades is no more. The 13,000-square-foot Prairie Street facility was reduced to rubble this week to make way for a new, larger Glenview Public Library. The U.S. Postal Service moved to a new, larger facility in The Glen in January of 2007. More:…