"...No full-time letter carriers will lose their jobs as a result of the change, said Todd Skulnik, a USPS communications coordinator for the New Hampshire and Vermont region...."
This Article is From: www.nashuatelegraph.com
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Less mail may mean changes for Postal Service
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Manila Postal Workers Quarantined After Handling Suspicious Envelope
"...Officials have not yet determined whether any lethal agent was actually inside the envelope, which was addressed to the U.S. Embassy in Manila and mailed from Houston, Texas...."
This Article is From: www.globalsecuritynewswire.org
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More on alleged USPS announcement on Jan. 16, 2009
"...The prospect of some grand announcement by the USPS on January 16 appears to be..."
This Article is From: postal-edaily.blogspot.com
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
Picket on Monday for fired postal worker, Clint Burelson
"...He is the chief shop steward and president of the postal workers union. In these roles, he has consistently stood up for other workers t..."
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Post Office offers reward to catch postal worker's killers
"...Mr Hodson-Walker, 29, was shot in the chest when three robbers, armed with a handgun and sledgehammer, targeted the Fairfield Post Office and Stores in Fairfield, north Worcestershire, yesterday morning. ..."
This Article is From: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Friday, January 9, 2009
After 50 years with postal service, Grahn still going strong
"...Grahn served in the Navy from 1953 to 1957, and received his first postal experience on board a destroyer escort. "I became interested in this kind of work in the Navy," Grahn said. "I was in communications, and part of my job was the post office. Yeah, we sold a few stamps, but I was the first to go to shore to get the mail and bring it back...."
This Article is From: www.wiscnews.com
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
It All Adds Up
"...Postal management’s response to the dismal situation has been in keeping with its historic knee-jerk reaction: Reduce work hours. Service has begun to suffer, and some members of Congress have begun to question whether the USPS is in compliance with its service standards...."
This Article is From: www.apwu.org
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Supervisor ends long, lucky career
"...After a 35-year tenure with the United States Postal Service, Sanchez won a seat on the Miami Town Council in 1994. Post office rules previously prohibited Sanchez from running for partisan office...."
This Article is From: www.paysonroundup.com
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Thieves target postal drop boxes
"...Adkins Postmaster Jesse Garcia said the two boxes might be part of a string of several similar incidents, and that the San Antonio metropolitan area has been dealing with a recent spike in this sort of activity. At his post office, Garcia said, they are working to prevent future incidents...."
This Article is From: www.wilsoncountynews.com
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Swap meets thrive by going postal
"...paperbackswap.com came in. Post a list of books you want to get rid of. Mail them to folks who want them. Get credits to buy other people’s books. Jewell, a 61-year-old Sandy Springs business consultant who reads 300 books a year, swaps out 15 to 20 books a month, costing herself only $25 to $30 a month in postage. Her closets are a bit emptier and she’s happy that “the books have gone to a better place.” ..."
This Article is From: www.ajc.com
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Be skeptical of online ads offering postal jobs
"..."Postal Inspectors warn that if you should call these promoters for "employment information," you are probably going to very disappointed. In most instances, you will find that you are going to have to pay about $30 to receive information of very dubious value. The con artists may lead you to believe you are talking to someone from the U.S. Postal Service, but no postal jobs will be offered."
For legitimate information about jobs with the Postal Service, go to the Postal Service's web site: www.usps.com/employment/welcome.htm..."
This Article is From: www.palmbeachpost.com
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Monday, January 5, 2009
More than 2,000 pounds of pot found in fake postal truck
"... found last month inside a fake United Parcel Service truck in Pima County, according to a news release. ..." 
Source: www.abc15.com
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
USPS BUILDS ENERGY-EFFICIENT POST OFFICE IN HARSH CLIMATE
ALASKAN CHALLENGE
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"...USPS used structural insulated panels, which are high performance building materials. “We used the highest level of thermal resistance attic insulation, smaller energy-efficient windows and a radiant stove for heat..."
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Monday, December 29, 2008
2009 USPS Payroll Schedule Calendar
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Friday, December 26, 2008
Thinking outside the mailbox on Staten Island
"...The change is part of a nationwide effort to right an agency that lost $2.8 billion last year after experiencing the largest percentage decline in mail volume since the Great Depression...."
This Article is From: www.silive.com
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Sunday, December 21, 2008
Post office feeling effects of slow economy
"..."There will be no layoffs. That would require an act of Congress. That's a far more complex process. The type of reductions we're talking about are natural attrition, people who were going to retire anyway, a voluntary early retirement option...."
This Article is From: www.montanasnewsstation.com
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Postal panel: Don't cut service
"...The panel also said the agency's delivery "obligation" applies not only to letters but to so-called competitive products, such as Priority Mail, Express Mail and package services...."
This Article is From: www.philly.com
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Friday, December 19, 2008
Russia Postal Service - Pony Express Russia (сегодня)
"...The leading national operator on the market of mail and cargo express delivery over Russia, to the CIS countries and abroad. (Ведущий национальный оператор на рынке экспресс-доставки почтовых отправлений и грузов по всей территории России, в страны СНГ и за рубеж.)..."
This Article is From: Pony Express Russia
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Father and son hold postal contract for six decades
"...Shorty Yates said his dad started the route when there were "star route" addresses in the 1940s. "These government contracts go back to the old west days, and it has slowly gotten up to where it is today," Shorty Yates said. "They began with the Pony Express." ..."
This Article is From: nwanews.com
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