As stamp price heads up, some mail customers cringeSacramento Bee,  USABy Darrell Smith Prepare to pay 44 cents for a first-class postage stamp. The two-cent hike goes into effect Monday. It may be pennies and a minor annoyance to some, but local bulk mail shops, couriers and other businesses that …

BBC News Give yourself a stamp of approval with your very own private islandWalesOnline, United KingdomAnd you'll be able to go one better than the likes of your fellow island owners – including Richard Branson, Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio – because owning Sully Island also gives you the right to …

Inside NoVA Last chance to buy Forever stamps before price hikeSeattle Post IntelligencerThe familiar Forever Stamp, with its Liberty Bell symbolizing freedom from price hikes, can be purchased for 42 cents Saturday. On Monday, the price of a first class stamp will go up to 44 cents, but the Forever …

WCBD Food donations asked for 'Stamp Out Hunger' effortNewnan Times-Herald, GABy Jeff Bishop Today, Newnan Post Office employees will be working with other post office branches across the country to "Stamp Out Hunger!" A little friendly competition was held this week between the various "crafts" in the local post office to …

Emergency Tips from Edison, Post Office, Insurance CommishThe Santa Barbara Independent, CAResidents who have been evacuated from their homes and business can collect their mail at their Post Office during business hours. They will need to present photo identification. The post office you should visit is based on your zip code. …

Rocklin and Roseville Today Meg Whitman to Draw Intense Media Scrutiny to eBayAuctionBytes Blog, MAHow do outsiders view Meg Whitman's performance at eBay? And how important is it to her campaign as she runs for governor of California? The Capitol Weekly gives some insight into those questions in an article published …

MemphisRap.com Three dead after shootout near Club SocietySt. Louis American, MOThat vehicle then ran onto the sidewalk in front of the Main Post Office on Market Street. Two of the young men died inside the vehicle while one man tried to run but collapsed on the sidewalk. Police say the victims …

Havelock post office one of 169 in country to receive safety awardENC Today, NCEmployees at the post office in Havelock received recognition for achievements in safety Friday morning. The installation's Volunteer Protection Program received the New Star Award from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. … More: continued here

The Post-Standard – Syracuse.com North Syracuse post office could pick up more workThe Post-Standard – Syracuse.com, NYby The Post-Standard Jim Commentucci / The Post-Standard, 2004US Postal Service employee Gary Gove sorts mail as a hopper of cards and letters moves by on a conveyor at the post office on Taft Road …

Economics of US Postage Stamp Price Hikes (FDX, UPS)24/7 Wall St., NYHow many of you have ever used two $0.34 stamps when one $0.37 stamp was all that was needed? Yours truly was guilty of that. Fortunately, most citizens do not go out and buy thousands of stamps at a time. …