Sydney Morning Herald Red-hot 'roo stampsSydney Morning HeraldAny outbreaks of spontaneous joy you may have witnessed this month could have been coming from stamp collectors, known as philatelists, celebrating the centenary of Australia's Kangaroo and Map series, the country's first national stamps. The first of …and more » More: continued here

Farm Bill gets lost in all the food stampsBelleville News DemocratCongress, ever fond of putting off difficult, controversial decisions, extended the expiring Farm Bill as part of the fiscal cliff deal. Let's hope lawmakers use the next few months to rework the bill, starting with some honesty about what's in …

On the one-year anniversary of the day La Jollans learned that the United States Postal Service (USPS) plans to sell the Wall Street post office and relocate its services to a smaller, leased space in the Village (Jan. 11, 2012), members of the Save Our La Jolla Post Office Task …

New Yorker (blog) Lance Armstrong and the Post Office: No Miracle DeliveredNew Yorker (blog)Somehow, the Lance Armstrong story has turned into a dark, inverted version of “Miracle on 34th Street”: in the end, the plot all comes down to the legal status of the Post Office. “Miracle on 34th Street,” …

Press Herald Post offices on Maine islands to be part-timeBoston HeraldRural post offices designated part-time are supposed to be at least 25 miles from the nearest post office, but Michaud and Pingree said that 25-mile criteria shouldn't apply to islands that are only accessible by ferry. The Postal Service agreed …

Price of U.S. Stamps Going Up Jan. 27Patch.comForever stamps, purchased for 45 cents before the price hike, are always good for mailing a one-ounce letter anytime in the future regardless of price changes, according to the U.S. Postal Service. The cost for letters weighing more than one ounce will … …

SE Redmond post office sees steady flow of customers five months after relocationRedmond ReporterDespite a less-centralized location, Swanson said post office workers do not think there has been any real drop in customers at the Southeast Redmond site and they were very busy during the holidays. The move to 7241 …

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What's the Bottom Line for eBay Investors — Buy or Sell?DailyFinanceOriginally rising to prominence as one of the darlings of the original tech bubble, eBay proved last year that its days of generating massive returns for shareholders are far from behind it. However, the eBay investors find today looks barely …

It's been about five months since the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) closed its downtown Redmond post office and moved retail operations to Southeast Redmond and officials said things have been going well. More: continued here