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The Postal Service has been proactive in its efforts to cut cost by eliminating positions at the headquarters and other administrative areas; by consolidating mail process facilties all over the country; and by freezing all executive salaries, according to Jessee. More: continued here

Kamer Trethewey: Postal Service has been unfairly burdenedAppeal-DemocratThe post office operated was successful for decades prior to the passage of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006, using only the revenue it generated by selling stamps and with no government taxpayer support. However, with the passage … More: continued …

Burlington Post Office staying open with new hoursCumberland Times-NewsBURLINGTON, W.Va. — Residents learned that the Burlington Post Office will have a POST Plan, which will realign the weekday window service hours instead of closing the post office, during a meeting at the Burlington Children's Home gymnasium Thursday … More: continued …

Fort Worth Star Telegram Lady Bird Johnson to beautify postage stampsFort Worth Star TelegramFive of the stamps illustrate her beautification programs and include landmarks like the U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial surrounded by blooming plants and trees. "The Postal Service is proud to issue this historic 'forever … …

Lady Bird Johnson , one of the nation's most popular first ladies, will be honored this month with six postage stamps as part of the centennial celebration of her birth. More: continued here

Postal service cracks down on theft from boxes outside post officesFort Worth Star TelegramIn 2009, The Watchdog kept hearing from readers that the blue mail collection boxes outside area post offices were an easy target for thieves. Mail bandits fished mail out of the boxes and used checks and money …

Examiner.com Obama hid report showing surge in Food Stamp use until after electionExaminer.comOn Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released their most recent data on U.S. participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), more commonly referred to as 'food stamps.' While the report is ordinarily released at …Food …

School Holocaust project now at 1.5m stamp markBoston.comThe Foxborough Regional Charter School's quest to collect 11 million postage stamps to symbolize the 11 million lives lost in the Holocaust reached a milestone last week when students reached 1.5 million, the number of children who died during one of … More: …

Gold continues to hold an enduring, insatiable fascination for many Indians. A large section of gold lovers in the country prefers to buy physical gold (coins, bars, jewellery) over paper-based options such as gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) and e-gold. More: continued here

The Food Stamps report was "unusually late" this month. The report reveals not only record high users of the unsustainable entitlement program, but records the biggest monthly increase in one year. The . . . More: continued here