"...With many Americans "lying awake at night wondering if next week's paycheck will cover next month's bills," Obama said it was necessary to move swiftly to bring the economy back to full health...."
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"...With many Americans "lying awake at night wondering if next week's paycheck will cover next month's bills," Obama said it was necessary to move swiftly to bring the economy back to full health...."
"...“To have the post office now named after my grandfather is surreal.” Officials first named the post office at 770 Mass. Ave. after the longtime Cambridge resident in 1992. Merriman died in 1989..."
"...After a life at sea, Colmenares went to work for the U.S. Postal Service in Puerto Rico, where he met
"...BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge postal worker at the local Woodlawn station got a surprise Wednesday in the form of a warm thank you from the U.S. Postal Service, its employees, and EMS...."
"...On July 26, 1775, members of the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, agreed ". . . that a Postmaster General be appointed for the United States, who shall hold his office at Philadelphia, and shall be allowed a salary of 1,000 dollars per annum..."
"...Colfax, NC -- The U.S. Postal Service will recognize its very own hero, Rural Carrier Associate Charles "Tony" Hood, for his extraordinary efforts..."
"...postal worker from Milwaukee is accused of smoking crack cocaine in her mail truck and delivering the drug to her adult daughter...."
"...USPS Stamp Services is developing an official commemorative souvenir to mark the upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama as America’s 44th President...."
"...The facility employs temporary workers who could lose their jobs if full-time employees are transferred to the facility, Vande Streek said. Nationwide, the Postal Service employs 685,000 permanent workers, he said...."
"... a $72,240 (nearly 39 percent) raise for Postmaster General John Potter...."
"...first postage stamps commemorating Barack Obama as the 44th president..."
"...The USPS will allow you to change your address here..."
"...some private companies victimize job seekers by claiming to have an association with the U.S. Postal Service or by offering training that is little help in taking the postal service employment exam..."
"...“A news story currently in wide circulation is reporting that the Postal Service will soon layoff 40,000 employees. This story is not accurate. ..."
"...Postal officials to ask the federal government for a bailout. But that would mean waiting in line behind AIG, countless banks and the Big Three auto makers, and that could be a long wait indeed...."
"...40,000 layoffs at the United States Postal Service is just that, a rumor...."
"...89 percent of consumers say in polls that they'd prefer not to receive direct-marketing mail; 44 percent of it is never opened. That's why 19 state legislatures have debated Do Not Mail lists,..."
"...CHICAGO (WLS) -- Nationwide, hundreds of postal employees say they're ill with what they call severe, mysterious, respiratory problems. Many of them are right here in the Chicago area...."
"...A three-cent stamp issued in 1868 and depicting George Washington was sold to an anonymous telephone bidder for $1,035,000 ..."