The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines Post Office mulls booze deliveries to raise cashNBCNews.com (blog)A House committee has passed legislation to stabilize the Postal Service's ailing finances that would cut letter deliveries to five days and phase out door-to-door deliveries over 10 years. The bill does not include …

Exclusive: Moya Greene, Royal Mail's chief executive, is repaying a £250,000 gift from the company to help her buy a house, after it was not approved by ministers, The Telegraph can disclose.         More: continued here

The Times (subscription) Royal Mail strike ballot draws nearThe Times (subscription)Representatives from the Communication Workers Union have voted unanimously to hold a national strike ballot of Royal Mail workers unless protection for jobs and services can be secured. The CWU said that it would press ahead with the ballot of …

Should the post office allow alcohol to be delivered by mail?Today.com… to overturn laws restricting delivery of alcoholic beverages by mail. The move could raise as much as $50 million per year for the Post Office, which had $15 billion in losses this year alone. Beer, wine and spirits delivered …

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail boss Moya Greene returns £120000 paymentBBC NewsRoyal Mail chief executive Moya Greene received pay and benefits worth £1.47m last financial year, the group's annual report has revealed. Ms Greene's basic salary was unchanged at £498,000, but other benefits increased, meaning her total package went …Royal Mail chief to …

Royal Mail strike fear in fight to foil sell-offExpress.co.ukROYAL Mail staff are threatening to go on strike in an attempt to block plans to privatise the service. By: Nathan Rao. Published: Fri, August 2, 2013. Tweet · 1 Comments. The-Communication-Workers-Union-accused-the-Government-of- The Communication … More: continued here

House Republican leaders are to present a bill that would cut the food stamps program by $40 billion over 10 years, in a move opposed by the Democrats.Republicans say the program, whose enrollment soared after the 2008-09 recession, is unbearably expensive at $78 billion a year. More: continued here

Post Office eyes alcohol deliveriesTampabay.comWASHINGTON — Special delivery from the post office— beer, wine and spirits, if Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has his way. In an interview with the Associated Press, Donahoe said Thursday that delivery of alcoholic beverages is on his wish list … More: continued here

Retford Today Do people want Royal Mail?Retford TodayThe Royal Mail is a part of our heritage, and an institution that many people – myself included – rely on. Yet again an important service is being sold off for profit, with no real benefit to customers, workers, or taxpayers. Just like …

U.S. Postal Service Withdraws 'In Priority We Trust' Ads After Motto OffendsDailyFinance"In Priority We Trust," read the signs sent out to post offices across the country, echoing the phrase adopted as official U.S. motto in 1956, but slighting the Almighty by replacing the word "God." According to the USPS, some …