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Soccer moms and commuters aren’t the only ones feeling the bite of rising fuel costs – every time the price of gasoline goes up a penny it costs the Postal Service $8 million. “We are definitely feeling the pressure,” Deputy Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe told The Associated Press. Transportation …

Campaign launched to save Sale post officeWidnes and Runcorn World, UK –2 hours agoBy Chris Griffin ANGRY customers, traders and councillors have launched a campaign to save a Sale post office from the axe. They sprang into action after … More: continued here

AMVETS, Okolona post office retire worn American flagsLouisville Courier-Journal, KY –4 hours agoJulie Waters, supervisor of customer service of the Okolona post office, said the ceremony has become more popular over the years. … More: continued here

Petrol Prices Pinching Post OfficeWCTV, FL –7 minutes agoThe Post Office operates the largest civilian fleet of vehicles in the country, with 215000 of them. And the private truckers and airlines that work for it … More: continued here

Petrol prices pinching post officeWTTE, OH –2 hours agoThe Post Office operates the largest civilian fleet of vehicles in the country, with 215000 of them. And the private truckers and airlines that work for it … More: continued here

The old adage neither snow, nor rain, nor heat held true in Fond du Lac after flood waters ravaged the U.S. Post Office, located on West Second Street, immediately west of the Fond du Lac River. More: continued here

More than 1,200 U.S. flags were retired yesterday at AMVETS Post 61 in a joint effort by the post and the Okolona post office. About 70 community members attended the ceremony on Flag Day, which commemorates the adoption of the U.S. flag on June 14, 1777, by the Second Continental …

Soccer moms and commuters aren’t the only ones feeling the bite of rising fuel costs — every time the price of gasoline goes up a penny it costs the Postal Service $8 million. More: continued here

Flood victims can pick up mail at post officeReporter-Times, IN –18 hours agoThe next day, that road might be blocked off by a fallen tree or debris, and the carrier will return the mail from that area to the post office. … More: continued here

Post offices change counter service hoursThe Saginaw News – MLive.com, MI –56 minutes agoSaginaw's Main Post Office, 1233 S. Washington, and the Wheeler station, 1201 Wheeler, will have new hours for retail counter services beginning Monday, … More: continued here