Post Office Cuts Saturday MailABC News (blog)The delivery of letters and other mail has declined with the increasing use of email and the internet. Last September the service reported a record $15.9 billion loss for its fiscal year. For the first time last year the post office was forced to …
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Washington Times Calif. lawmaker: No buying sugary drinks with food stampsWashington TimesCalifornia lawmakers may put an end to food stamp recipients buying sugary drinks and soda with CalFresh, the state's benefits program. State Sen. Michael J. Rubio, a Democrat, introduced legislation that proposes to modify the list of allowable food …
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FEDEX Co, the world's second biggest package delivery company, will lose more than 10 per cent of its US-based executives under a voluntary buyout plan. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office to cancel Saturday deliveries in cost-saving effort
If it didn’t arrive in the mail on Friday, come August it may not arrive on Saturday either. In hopes of saving about two billion dollars a year, the U.S. Postal Service is making dramatic changes cutting out Saturday First Class Mail Delivery. More: continued here
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Read More »No stamps at the PO – The Pike County Courier
No stamps at the POThe Pike County CourierThe postage stamp shipping department of the post office didn't send out any stamps during the past week so they wouldn't get caught in the 45 cent to 46 cent changeover.” Calle said he is doing all he can but just has to …
Read More »South Florida reacts to Postal Service plan to end Saturday letter delivery – Sun-Sentinel
South Florida reacts to Postal Service plan to end Saturday letter deliverySun-SentinelSome South Floridians will not miss the mail, others are disappointed that the United States Post Office will stop Saturday mail in August. By Doreen Hemlock, SunSentinel. 5:16 p.m. EST, February 6, 2013. South Florida's reactions. "It's a great …
Read More »U.S. Postal Service Says It Plans to End Saturday Mail Service – Bloomberg
Bloomberg U.S. Postal Service Says It Plans to End Saturday Mail ServiceBloombergThe post office's losses have continued to widen and are estimated at $25 million a day. Mail volume is down 26 percent from its 2006 peak. To pay bills and keep the mail moving, the postal service has had …
Read More »No stamps at the P.O.
By Jerry Goldberg MILFORD — If the gas station runs out of gasoline, they don't have much left to sell. And if the post office runs out of stamps? It's one week before Valentine's Day, and the Milford Post Office has no stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office moves to end some Saturday mail delivery
The U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday it plans to eliminate Saturday mail delivery beginning in early August, even though it will continue to deliver packages six days a week. More: continued here
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