Postage rates will increase in 2011, with first-class stamps rising from 44 cents to 46 cents starting in January, pending approval by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the US Postal Service announced Tuesday. It is the latest in a series of cost-cutting, revenue-raising moves the USPS has made as it confronts …

USA Today Oregon researchers find new form of adhesiveSeattle TimesThat gives it potential for use in everything from postage stamps and stick-on notes to duct tape. Others have tried to make adhesives from vegetable oil, …Accidental tape glue is cheaper and greenertce todayStuck, scientists discover new adhesiveUPI.comQ&A: Making Sticky-Notes SustainableOPB …

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Eagles not flying with doves in Alaska island fishing townKansas City StarOn a recent weekday, Allana Gustafson was pushing an empty mail cart outside the Dutch Harbor post office in Alaska when she heard the …Eagles attack in Unalaska, choose urban life in HomerAnchorage Daily Newsall 6 news articles » More: …

Past Russian spies have found post-swap life gets a bit stickyWashington Post (blog)Ever since the depths of the Cold War, the Kremlin has used postage stamps to showcase operatives who managed to steal some of the West's most guarded …and more » More: continued here

Boston Globe Matt Rourke/APNPRNext January, postage stamps could cost 46 cents, if the United States Postal Service wins approval of a proposal it made yesterday. …Postal Service woes: First-class stamps may climb to 46 centsChristian Science MonitorProposed increase in stamp prices faces opposition from new groupWashington PostStamp prices set to …

A story is told of a man working in the city of London who routinely sent a letter to his mum in Kent to tell her what time he’d be home for supper each evening. More: continued here

Real Estate News | BiggerPockets.com (blog) Canada Post bond issue: wait a minute, Mr. PostmanGlobe and MailMoya Greene, the departing CEO of Canada Post, is going to Britain to become the CEO of the Royal Mail, an implicit recognition of her success in Canada. …Loonie Climbs on Stock, Oil Gains, …

Big Flats post office offers passport fairElmira Star-GazetteThe Big Flats post office, 471 Maple St., will hold a passport fair from noon to 4 pm Sunday. The US Department of State has announced passport fees will go …and more » More: continued here

Buffett, Party Of Six? Buffett?Wall Street Journal (blog)Associated Press Deal Journal colleague Erik Holm reports that plans to have the winning eBay bidders reveal themselves on Thursday have been postponed …Buffett Auction Winners To Reveal Identities ThursdayWall Street Journalall 3 news articles » More: continued here