As post offices across the country shut down to help save the U.S. Postal Service money, East Brewton’s post office has been spared — although its hours will be cut. More: continued here
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ROYAL Mail has announced that Peacehaven Delivery Office will relocate to Newhaven – 3.1 miles from its current location in spring 2012. The delivery office on Hoyle Road, Peacehaven, had faced declining mail volumes and increasingly tough trading conditions. More: continued here
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Read More »Kneeland post office to close Monday; residents frustrated by lack of options – Times-Standard
Kneeland post office to close Monday; residents frustrated by lack of optionsTimes-StandardResidents of Kneeland — a town about 13 miles east of Eureka — won't have a post office Monday due to the need for the federal government to save money and the building's lease expiring. Postal service spokesman James …
Read More »Congress gives Postal Service reprieve on debt – San Francisco Chronicle
Nantucket Island Inquirer Congress gives Postal Service reprieve on debtSan Francisco ChronicleByron Rumford and Eastmont in Oakland are also on the list, along with the post office at Yosemite Lodge. First-class mail, the Postal Service's profit center, is shrinking faster than the agency can cut costs, replaced by e-mail, "e-vites," …
Read More »Into the Outdoors: Waterfowl stamps make a difference – Morris Daily Herald
Into the Outdoors: Waterfowl stamps make a differenceMorris Daily HeraldThere is a simple solution though-waterfowl stamps. Most people assume that waterfowl stamps are only to be purchased by those that hunt waterfowl. This is surely not the case. Waterfowl stamps should be purchased by anyone that enjoys wildlife. … More: …
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World peace (and World Peace). #LeaveThatToTheBloggersESPN#LeaveThatToTheBloggers Pitching in to buy @KingJames a ring on eBay. #LeaveThatToTheBloggers RT @FalseHoop: Scrubbing the NBA owners' yachts. #LeaveThatToTheBloggers RT @FalseHoop: Bringing basketball back to Seattle. …and more » More: continued here
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If the U.S. Postal Service would do away with more of its stodgy rules, it might find a new line of revenue. More: continued here
Read More »Town plans fight to keep post office open – Kansas.com
Town plans fight to keep post office openKansas.comDAMAR — Residents of the tiny town of Damar in northwestern Kansas say they'll fight possible plans to close their post office. The Rooks County town of about 150 people is among 134 post offices in Kansas the Postal Service has identified as …
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