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When Cosby, Mo., residents showed up last year for a meeting concerning the possible closure of their local post office, they felt they had more questions than answers. More: continued here

The end of the moratorium on post-office closings is May 15, and legislators continue to banter about bills to save the financially struggling U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here

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Boston.com Food stamps, federal pensions face GOP cutsBoston.comRepublicans want to chop food stamp benefits for a family of four by $60 a month beginning next year and tighten eligibility standards to force 3 million people off the program as an alternative to already-passed cuts in defense spending.House panel okays $33 …

ROYAL MAIL'S RATIONNING OF STAMPS BEFORE NEXT MONTH'S PRICE RISEExpress.co.ukI know Crick helped to bring down Jeffrey Archer but can he really be receiving that much fan mail? I suppose there is one consolation to all this panic buying; those who hoarded petrol but have run out of stamps will …

NorthJersey.com Rutherford's William Carlos Williams among 10 poets honored with new postage …NorthJersey.comBY JOHN A. GAVIN RUTHERFORD — The new postage stamp honoring William Carlos Williams was unveiled Saturday in a ceremony at his hometown post office that recognized him both as one of the most influential poets of the …

The Postal Service has been identifying ways to cope with the decline of traditional mail over the years, only to have companies — and ultimately Congress — object. The New York Times reports. More: continued here

Congress Races to Rescue Post Offices ClosingHispanicBusiness.comFor many, especially the elderly and those in rural areas, that is a pressing question with the Postal Service nearing the end of a moratorium next month on closing post offices and processing facilities around the country, as many as 167 in Missouri … …

Festival of Books: American poets make their debut on forever stampsLos Angeles Times (blog)The US Postal Service made a special delivery Saturday at the LA Times Festival of Books' Poetry Stage: It rolled out the first-day issue of commemorative stamps dedicated to 20th century poets. The midday first-day issue ceremony …

The U.S. Postal Service made a special delivery Saturday at the L.A. Times Festival of Books' Poetry Stage: It rolled out the first-day issue of commemorative stamps dedicated to 20th century poets. The midday first-day issue ceremony drew an audience… More: continued here