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Various - Almost AliceThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:56AMWould Lewis Carroll have been an Avril Lavigne fan? Would the very concept of a Mark Hoppus and Pete Wentz collaboration have had his heart racing? Would Owl City or the All-American Rejects have ticked any boxes for him? Probably not.

Viewpoint: Privacy push shouldn't come at expense of other freedomsThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:43AMBeliefs about the right to privacy are colliding ever more frequently with claims of free expression in a Web-wired world.

Study suggests too many invasive heart tests givenThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:25AMNEW YORK — Researchers said Wednesday that doctors could do a better job of deciding which patients should get an angiogram, a test to look for heart disease.

Suspicious item now knownWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:03PMOWENTOWN- Federal officials were called in to what was first though to be a bomb at an East Texas postal processing plant. The item was eventually cleared, but investigators are staying tight-lipped about the situation. Post officials say Tuesday night employees came across a suspicious item while sorting through the mail at the East Texas postal processing and distribution plant in Owentown ...

Reward Offered in Mailman AttackWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:55PMThe US Postal Inspection Service is now offering a $50,000 reward for details leading to the arrests of the two suspects in Monday's mailman attack in Lafayette.

Gadi Ben-Yehuda: Education vs. Condescension: Talking to the Public about Gov 2.0Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:43PMIt's patronizing to tell people that they don't have to understand the technologies and regulations that are going to shape their lives, just because mass adoption of those technologies is some time in the future.

US Postal employee indicted for cashing more than $41,000 in money ordersWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:25PMA United States Postal Service (“USPS”) employee was indicted in federal court for allegedly stealing and cashing approximately 80 money orders totaling more than $41,000 for personal use.

Stamping out SaturdaysWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:04PMRaising fees, halting Saturday service and closing offices are a few pitches to shore up the U.S. Postal Service’s $238 billion shortfall projected over the next decade.

Congressman Issa calls out postal service for hiring sex offenderWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:02PMHe'd been convicted of molesting a child, but the postal service still allowed this worker to deliver mail in neighborhoods across San Diego County. Now a local congressman is calling for an investigation into the hiring of this convicted sex offender.