Big Changes at Your Local Post OfficeJulesburgadvocateEleanor "Ellie" Jeffers was officially named Post Master at the Julesburg Post Office, effective Saturday, October 6. Ellie has worked for the Postal Service for many years, serving in the Sedgwick office for 16 years, as well as carrying mail in both … More: …

Cummaquid Post Office gets welcome reprieveWicked LocalIt's not often the much maligned U.S. Postal Service gets praise or applause, but that's what it got Oct. 18 when postal officials announced to a school gymnasium full of Cummaquid residents that everything would remain the same at their favorite … More: continued …

PR Web (press release) The U.S. Postal Service Offers New Collectible Holiday ProductsSacramento BeeA self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation — 151 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for …

Post office clerk explains policiesThree fold OnlineUniversity post office clerk, Reta Leavitt, said the mailroom has the same policy as the USPS. This means it is prohibited to ship and receive certain items through the post office, including firecrackers and illegal drugs. Though not illegal, when … More: continued here

Wired (blog) Free Shipping for All Moves Closer With eBay FedEx LaunchWired (blog)If you haven't bought or sold anything on eBay (EBAY) recently, the news that sellers can now print out FedEx labels at home might conjure images of a basement-bound geek next to a chugging inkjet printer slapping a …

Marketing Pilgrim EBay Teams Up With FedEx on Shipping to Compete With AmazonBloombergEBay merchants will be able to print FedEx labels at home and ship at a discount of as much as 37 percent, said Carl Gish, EBay's vice president of shipping. The San Jose, California- based company is also …

The move follows a similar service for USPS and UPS deliveries. Sellers on eBay Inc. can print their own FedEx labels at home and also receive shipping discounts under a new program launched this week by the online marketplace. More: continued here

If you haven’t bought or sold anything on eBay ( EBAY ) recently, the news that sellers can now print out FedEx labels at home might conjure images of a basement-bound geek next to a chugging inkjet printer slapping a label on a box of near-mint Star Wars figures in …

Trooper Joshua Miller was 34 years old back in June of 2009, when he was killed in the line of duty during a high-speed chase. More: continued here

Two Lincoln post offices' retail hours will change in JanuaryCentral Kentucky NewsAdkins spent about half an hour in McKinney Wednesday and a little more than an hour in Waynesburg Friday explaining the United States Post Office's plan to scale back hours at more than 33,000 small post offices. Adkins said …