FedEx issued a buyout blueprint on Wednesday of who is staying and who is going. The Memphis-based company announced its first wave of voluntary buyouts. Employees received an internal memo, outlining some of the personnel changes that will happen over the next several months. More: continued here

Esquire (blog) The Post Office Cuts Saturday ServiceEsquire (blog)Starting in August, the Post Office will stop offering its services on Saturdays. The move, which saves about $2 billion annually, is a fantastic step towards saving the vital institution that Esquire wrote about in its latest issue. It is also part …

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FEARS have been raised over the future of traditional Post Office services in Scotland after plans to convert some flagship branches into franchises based in shops or other retail businesses were unveiled. More: continued here

Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Less volume and an exploding deficit prompt Post Office to rethink Saturday deliveries for First Class letters. More: continued here

USPS stamps Rosa Parks 'Forever'St. Louis AmericanOn what would have been the 100th birthday of Rosa Parks, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is honoring this extraordinary woman and civil rights icon with a Forever stamp. The stamp was officially unveiled on Monday February 4 as part of the National Day …

Two former employees of the Houma post office like the idea of not delivering mail on Saturday. More: continued here

New York Daily News COLUMN: End to Saturday delivery is another sign that the post office and the …New York Daily NewsAt the main post office for the Bronx, on 149th street and the Grand Concourse, workers protest a plan in July 2011 to close 17 post offices. Journalist and …

Kansas City Star Post office wants to end Saturday mail, but will it happen?Kansas City StarWill the post office really be able to make good on the threatened cut in service that would see regular mail delivery go to five days a week, while delivery of packages and medication would …

DHEC chief: Restrict food stamps, curb obesityMyrtleBeachOnline.comCOLUMBIA — Putting restrictions on what people can buy with food stamps might be a way to cut down on South Carolina's growing obesity problem, the state's public health chief said Wednesday. “I'm rather astonished that nobody has ever proposed it,” …Restrict food stamps, …