"...The U.S. Postal Service has launched a "virtual simulator" on its website that allows people with a webcam to view a hologram of the various flat-rate boxes to see which one will fit their item the best...."
"...The Fairview, KY, Post Office has a unique distinction to set it apart from the asphalt jungle -- a hitching post that gets regular use...."
"...Low fuel prices have been one of the few bright spots in an otherwise gloomy year for the beleaguered Postal Service. But they have crept up in recent weeks — by an average of 11 percent just this month, according to the Energy Department...."
"...For U.S. addresses, the Small Flat Rate Box retail price is $4.95 for up to 70 pounds. The international price, for up to 4 pounds, is just $10.95 to Canada or Mexico and $12.95 to all other countries. Online savings are available..."
"...The U.S. Postal Service will hold a ceremony on the flight deck of the USS Midway Friday to release a stamp commemorating the late Bob Hope..."
"...had retired from the Army Reserve in August 2005 after serving for twenty years. But beginning in November of that year, he began submitting requests for military leave...."
"...With an international road trip on the schedule, the Patriots are teaming up with the United States Postal Service to remind U.S. citizens that as of June 1, 2009 they will need a U.S. Passport or other document approved by the government for return travel from Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean...."
"...Customers installing new mailboxes or replacing old ones must use USPS-approved traditional or contemporary mailboxes. Generally, the bottom of a mailbox should be at a vertical height of between 42 and 48 inches from the road surface and placed so carriers can safely and conveniently serve them without leaving their vehicles...."
"...led to the recovery of a missing child in Tombstone, AZ. The child was the 149th recovered since USPS began its “Have You Seen Me?” program..."
"...The post office says when a car is parked in the proximity of her mailbox; they will not deliver her mail. On those days she finds a note in her mailbox explaining why she has no mail. "So they're taking the time to put the note in the mailbox but they won't put the mail in the mailbox," says ..."
"...The union president also condemned many of the USPS’ cost-cutting efforts. “Actions such as plant consolidations, employee reassignments in large numbers, [and] reduced retail hours are having a detrimental effect on service, and in many cases generate little or no savings,” he said during a hearing held by the House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia...."
"...the workforce reduction did not involve layoffs, but was a combination of attrition and retirement. The Postal Service's work force..."
"...The U.S. Postal Service has slashed 25,000 jobs this year as it struggles to reduce a massive budget deficit...."
"...William Gilligan has been named chief postal inspector....announced the hire of Stephen Masse as vice president, finance and planning...."
"...The U.S. Postal Service has finalized its plans for a “summer sale” on commercial direct mail, offering discounts on increased volumes of bulk mail and opening up the program to previously excluded companies. ..."
"...Family and friends of seniors can sign up their loved one. Mail carriers are trained to look for "signs of distress" (like accumulating mail). If he sees something unusual, they will call United Way and United Way will attempt to contact the participant and make contact and notify emergency contacts. Those in the program will be marked with a sticker placed on the mailbox...."
"...shipped more than 70 million PhotoStamps to customers since 2005. The approval of the USPS is critical for Stamps.com, which saw a stall back in October of 2004 when the PhotoStamps service was halted for eight months after consumers were found to be uploading "inappropriate" images..."
"...The National Postal Forum is the premier educational event/experience and tradeshow available to mail professionals today. Attend the National Postal Forum to get a complete education in the "Business of Mail." If your business or profession has anything to do with using mail, or any of the products and services available through the United States Postal Service... then this is the place you need to be!..."
"...The U.S. Postal Service has cut 25,000 jobs this year and mail volume will continue to drop into 2010 as it struggles to break even and return to profitability..."
"...The APWU and the private-sector mail-haul firm Pat Salmon & Sons have agreed to a one-month extension of a contract covering more than 500 drivers. The collective bargaining agreement in effect since Aug. 30, 2006, had been set to expire May 15...."
