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Letter To Santa Program Ends At North Pole Because Of Privacy Concerns, Sex Offender

AP | RACHEL D'ORO | Posted 11.20.2009 | Home

Read More: Mrs. Claus, Writing a Letter to Santa, Children, Santa Letter Program, Volunteers, How to Write to Santa, Letter to Santa, Usps, Address, North Pole, Sex Offender, North Pole Alaska, Christmas, Santa Claus, Christmas Tradition, Postal Service, Alaska, Letters to Santa, Santa Letter, Home News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A group of volunteer Santa Claus "elves" in Alaska's frigid interior is determined to save a popular holiday letter service ...

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Post Office Lost $3.8 billion Last Year

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Junk Mail, Economy, Post Office, Usps, Post Office Earnings Report, Email, Cost-Cutting, Postal Service, Mail, Recession, Business News

WASHINGTON — The Postal Service reported a loss of $3.8 billion last year, despite a reduction of 40,000 full-time positions and other cost-cutt...

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It's August 18th ...and The Living Isn't That Easy

Richard Laermer | Posted 09.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Office Life, Usps, Kurt Vonnegut, Facebook, Labor Day, Summer, Dog Days of Summer, New York, Business News
Richard Laermer

Since we are used to doing very little during this time of year, I guess it's time to relearn how to cope with The August Midsummer Blues. Here's what to do in the last weeks of August in 2009.

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Post Office May Close 24 City Sites

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 09.03.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Post Offices, Post Office Closings, Postal Service, Postal Regulatory Commission, Usps, Chicago News

The Postal Service is considering closing 24 retail sites in Chicago, among 1,000 closures being considered nationally as it faces a potential $7 bill...

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Liberating the Postal Service

A. Lee Fritschler | Posted 06.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Postage Stamps, Letters, U.S. Postal Service, Business, Postal Service, Mail, Usps, Business News
A. Lee Fritschler

What the Postal Service needs is to be free of congressional interventions and allowed to operate as a regulated corporation in a competitive delivery services industry.

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Seabiscuit Gets the Last Laugh

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 04.27.2009 | Style

Read More: U.S. Post Office, Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit Stamp, U.S.P.S., Seabiscuit, Style News
Maggie Van Ostrand

A 44-cent stamp featuring the great thoroughbred racehorse, Seabiscuit, will be issued by the U.S. Postal Service. This stamp is significant for one huge reason: We the people did it!

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Last-Minute Shoppers Worry About Shipping Rush

USA Today | Bruce Horovitz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Last Minute Shopping, Shipping Fees, Circuit City, E-Tailing, Ups, USPS, Holiday Season, Net-Savvy Shoppers, Business News

Folks still fret over how many shopping days are left until Christmas. But Net-savvy shoppers worry about something else: How many shipping days? Aft...

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