Longtime Eagle River postal employee ships outKenai Peninsula OnlineBy Mike Nesper The lifelong Alaskan was going to work at an Anchorage post office for a year before attending college. On Dec. 2, Hightower's nearly four-decade career as a US Postal Service employee came to an end. Hightower — who was born and raised …and more »…
Both of Colorado’s U.S. Senators have signed a letter asking Congress to delay the closures of more than 200 post offices and other mail facilities across the country. More: continued here
SALISBURY—The dispute over the Lakeville Post Office’s status continued this week when artist Etienne Dellesert and his wife, graphic designer Rita Marshall, replied to a Postal Service Department’s request for evidence supporting their assertion that the facility should not be declassified. More: continued here
The Hindu More post offices to get parcel packaging centresThe HinduOne reason Alamelu Subramanium prefers the services of the post office is because her father and brother have both been postmasters. “I have seen post offices grow and bring in so many other services,” said the 65-year-old resident of Adyar, … More: continued here
New York Times Fab Gift Idea: Superman Cape SocksChicagoNow (blog)A cape! If the man in your life loves wearing fun socks, put these on your radar and cross your fingers that you find a pair. Unfortunately, they're already sold out most places online. If you act quick, I did find 4 pairs available on ebay.Robert…
Toledo Blade The holidays in miniatureToledo BladeThe first US holiday stamp, a simple green wreath with red ribbon created in 1962 by the postal service's art director, was popular, even though an unsealed envelope could be sent for a penny less. Since then, holiday stamps have been designed by …Yule stamps showcase stained-glass windowsTelegraph-Journal (registration)all…
The 'failings' of the post officeCovington NewsAs an admirer and staunch defender of our postal service, I would like to point out a few little-noted facts. The main reason that the Post Office is “failing” is that in 2006 Congress passed and President Bush signed a law requiring the US Postal …and more » More: continued…
USA Today Mathews: Change ahead for post officeGoErie.comThis is always an extremely busy time of the year at the post office, and concerns about the future probably only add to the stress. … It will be busy day for pro football fans, as the playoffs grow closer and teams that are on the bubble scramble…
EDMONTON – Fred Stamps will sit down in front of the TV on Sunday and watch his very first Grey Cup game.The Edmonton Eskimos slotback has been in the Canadian Football League since 2007, but has gone out of his way to not watch the grand finale.This year, he said, it’s different.“I had a bad…
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