Post office eliminating overnight deliveryWALB-TVThe Postal Service says eliminating the overnight delivery guarantee will trim $2 billion from operating costs and help avoid bankruptcy next year. (NBC) – Facing a staggering drop in business and potential bankruptcy, the US Postal Service is cutting … More: continued here
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Masters of the Post by Duncan Campbell-Smith: reviewTelegraph.co.ukSinclair McKay delights in a first-class history of the Royal Mail, Masters of the Post by Duncan Campbell-Smith. Letters for the rich, letters for the poor: the Royal Mail has been serving the nation for 400 years. Photo: Alamy By Sinclair McKay From …
Read More »Post Office Closures: Little Impact on Rohnert Park – Patch.com
Post Office Closures: Little Impact on Rohnert ParkPatch.comPost office officials say the 252 mail processing centers slated for closure nationwide — part of a $3 billion savings plan — will avert bankruptcy next year. In total, an estimated 28000 jobs will be cut. By Angela Hart The US Postal Service …
Read More »Indore: Admin forced to issue certificates for stamp papers – Daily Bhaskar
Indore: Admin forced to issue certificates for stamp papersDaily BhaskarIndore: For the first time in the state, the Indore district registrar is compelled to issue certificates in place of stamp papers which are persistently short of supply since October this year. The registrar office earns an average revenue of Rs …
Read More »Food stamps: Nearly 1 in 4 Federal Way residents seek assistance – Federal Way Mirror
Food stamps: Nearly 1 in 4 Federal Way residents seek assistanceFederal Way MirrorFederal Way made it into the report for food stamp assistance. The city made it into the top 10 of all regional cities for percentage of total population on food stamps, with 21286 Federal Way residents on the …
Read More »Post office says no decision yet on local processing centers – WEAU-TV 13
Post office says no decision yet on local processing centersWEAU-TV 13(WEAU) – A Postal Service representative says no decision has been made on the closure of processing centers in Eau Claire and La Crosse. Monday afternoon, the Associated Press released a story saying five mail processing centers in Wisconsin were …
Read More »Rajaratnam’s Trades May Run From Stamps to Mackerel Packets – BusinessWeek
Rajaratnam's Trades May Run From Stamps to Mackerel PacketsBusinessWeekHe will trade in suits for a uniform, a luxury Manhattan apartment for a cell, and credit cards and cash for postage stamps and packages of mackerel, the black market currency of his new home. The millions of dollars he made on …
Read More »How Well Can UPS And FedEx Deliver?
By David ZanoniUnited Parcel Service (UPS) and FedEx (FDX) act as Santa’s reindeer during the Christ… More: continued here
Read More »Christmas stamp features Walters Art Museum museum treasure by Raphael – The Catholic Review
The Catholic Review Christmas stamp features Walters Art Museum museum treasure by RaphaelThe Catholic ReviewA Raphael masterpiece that hangs in the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore is getting national attention this holiday season as the US Postal Service features the “Madonna of the Candelabra” as one of its 2011 Christmas …
Read More »Tredyffrin mail center on Post Office list for possible closure – Main Line
Tredyffrin mail center on Post Office list for possible closureMain LineSusan Collins, the top Republican on the Senate committee that oversees the post office, believes the agency is taking the wrong approach. She says service cuts will only push more consumers to online bill payment or private carriers such as …
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