Lake George post office stuffed full of historyPark Rapids Enterprise, MN –6 minutes agoThe line to mail Christmas packages at the tiny Lake George post office is nonexistent. Postal patrons know they can wait until the last minute; … More: continued here
Read More »Three sought in post-office robbery (Chicago Tribune)
The United States Postal Inspectors and the Country Club Hills police are looking for three men in connection with the attempted robbery of the Country Club Hills Post Office Wednesday. Surveillance photos of men being sought in connection with the attempted robbery of the Country Clubs Hills Post Office Wednesday. (Photo …
Read More »Woman pleads guilty in blasts at courthouse, FedEx building (San Diego Union-Tribune)
A 57-year-old woman who is one of three people charged in the spring bombings of the federal courthouse and a FedEx building in San Diego pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday. More: continued here
Read More »Holiday postage stamps help spread the cheer (The Star-Ledger)
The 2008 Christmas stamp features an adaptation of Botticelli’s “Virgin and Child with the Young John the Baptist.” It’s time to get those holiday cards in the mail, and the U.S. Postal Services again has given us some options. For… More: continued here
Read More »FedEx components to raise rates 5.7% (The News & Observer)
FedEx Freight and FedEx National plan to raise general rates by 5.7 percent, effective Jan. 5. More: continued here
Read More »Post office delivering withheld mail (The Wahpeton Daily News)
On Nov. 19, 2008, Allen Edward Prochnow, formerly a rural mail carrier at the Wahpeton, ND Post Office, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to a charge of delay and destruction of mail. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx settles California lawsuit (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
FedEx officials don’t expect a California court settlement to faze the company’s defense of using independent contractors for ground package deliveries. More: continued here
Read More »Oregon to hire 60 to hand out more food stamps (KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland)
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — State lawmakers have approved Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s request to hire 60 workers to help the state meet a growing demand for food stamps. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Freight raising rates in January (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL plan to raise general rates by 5.7 percent, effective Jan. 5. The less-than-truckload companies are part of the FedEx Freight operating segment of the FedEx Corp., headquartered in Memphis. More: continued here
Read More »West Branch post office to relocate (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
The West Branch Post Office will be temporarily located at West Branch City Hall, 110 N. Poplar St., beginning Tuesday. More: continued here
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