Some young men and boys in a group home will have a happier Christmas this year thanks to the Klein Post Office. More: continued here

New U.S. postage rates take effect Jan. 22, which means new stamps will be issued next year. A 1-ounce, first-class letter will cost 45 cents to mail, with the cost of the second ounce remaining at 20 cents; postcards will cost 32 cents; 1-ounce letters to Canada or Mexico will …

"Dear Santa" letter inspires post office to grant holiday wishesWPDEMYRTLE BEACH — More than 87000 letters make their way through the main Myrtle Beach post office during the holiday season. But two letters came through this year that stopped the people on the delivery line in their tracks. …and more » …

Cracking down on fraud in food stamps (or food benefits)Statesman Journal (blog)The program is popularly known as “food stamps,” even though all states dispense benefits electronically — Oregon has done so through the Oregon Trail card for more than a decade. The program dates back to the 1960s, when coupons …

BBC News Air Jordan release sparks stampedes at stores across USBBC NewsA new pair costs about $180 (£115), but they are already being listed on eBay for as much as $605. The ugly scenes recalled the violence that broke out in the early 1990s on streets across America as the …

Sometimes something as simple as poor penmanship can keep a letter or package from getting to its destination. But the U.S…. More: continued here

NY1 Manhattan Post Office Receives Record Number Of Letters To SantaNY1A record number of letters to Santa flooded the main post office in Manhattan this year, but not all will be answered. For the past 99 years, Operation Santa volunteers known as elves have adopted a letter and anonymously fulfilled …

Deseret News Scribble specialists at post office decipher mail and get it to its destinationDeseret NewsBut the US Postal Service has about 1100 workers dedicated to making sure that doesn't happen. The data conversion operators inside the Salt Lake City Remote Encoding Center, 1275 S. 4800 West, spend hours going …

CTV.ca Politics Stamps Out Oil Sands Pipeline, Yet It Seems Likely to EndureNew York TimesWASHINGTON — The Obama administration confirmed this week that a provision in the payroll tax bill requiring a quick decision on the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from western Canada to the Gulf Coast will probably …

More than 87,000 letters make their way through the main Myrtle Beach post office during the holiday season. But two letters came through this year that stopped the people on the delivery line in their tracks. More: continued here