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Reader Panel: no Saturday mail delivery
Today's question: What do you think of the United States Postal Service decision to cut Saturday delivery starting in August? Way overdue! First-class mail utilization has dropped 33 percent since 2001 despite a 10 percent increase in U.S. population....Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Postal Service, Government Postal Delivery
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For mail carriers, Saturday routes roll on — at least for now
Wanda Feagen pulled on her blue United States Postal Service coat and a pair of thick black gloves shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday, blinking against a hard wind and waiting for her mail delivery truck to fill up on gas. "Hoo hoo!" she said of the cold...
Tags: U.S. Army, U.S. Postal Service, Government Postal Delivery, Patrick R. Donahoe
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Letters: Saving the Postal Service
Re "Cash crunch gives USPS a good chance to reform," Column, Feb. 7 I am surprised by the zeal with which David Lazarus advocates for massive changes at the U.S. Postal Service. Talk to the individuals who deliver your mail and you'll find that many...Tags: Darrell E Issa, U.S. Congress, U.S. Postal Service, Government Postal Delivery, FedEx Corporation
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Sign of the times: Postal Service cuts in 1950 caused some hubbub
If Congress approves, Americans will say goodbye to Saturday mail delivery starting in August. That means if the expected letter — a note from Grandma with her latest news? — fails to arrive in Friday's post, we'll have to wait at least two...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Financial and Business Services, Washington, DC
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How Postal Service, pit bulls intertwine: history can be bizarre
At a pivotal point in history, the deputy postmaster for all the American colonies arrived in Bethlehem because of a grave threat to Pennsylvania, where the French and their Indian allies were winning the French and Indian War. If emergency defensive...Tags: Politics, Jerusalem (Israel), Lobbying, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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U.S. Postal Service loses $1.3 billion in last 3 months of 2012
The beleaguered U.S. Postal Service can't seem to catch a break. Just two days after announcing it would cease Saturday delivery of first-class mail later this year, the agency Friday announced it lost $1.3 billion during the last three months of 2012. ...
Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Government Postal Delivery, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Fiscal Cliff
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No Saturday mail delivery? Good riddance.
Here’s my response to the U.S. Postal Service canceling Saturday mail service: What a relief. Hey, I love the idea of getting wonderful things in the mail: big fat checks or torrid declarations of love (from someone I want to hear from). But the...Tags: Politics, Lobbying, U.S. Postal Service, Al Gore, Government Postal Delivery
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Letters: The Postal Service's pension predicament
Re "Saturday mail delivery slated to end in August," Feb. 7 It's called the U.S. Postal Service because it is a service, not a corporation. Who decided the Postal Service must be profitable? Do other government agencies, like the Defense Department...
Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Postal Service, Government Postal Delivery, Banking, Financial and Business Services
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Plans to cancel Saturday letter delivery getting mixed response
Getting a Saturday morning letter will be a thing of the past starting in August. The United States Postal Service announced Wednesday it will be halting Saturday delivery on first class letters, catalogs and publications later this year in an attempt...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Dan Benishek, U.S. Congress, Unemployment, The Washington Post
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Losing relevance
The announcement by the United States Postal Service that it intends to end Saturday delivery of first class mail reveals the need for change. The post office proposes to stop delivering first class mail on Saturdays starting in August. First class mail...Tags: Media Industry, U.S. Postal Service
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Suspect in Hollywood nightclub slaying arrested in Las Vegas
L.A. NOWPolice arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting another man during a brawl outside a popular Hollywood nightclub, authorities said Wednesday. The suspect, who was not immediately identified, was taken into custody at a residence in the Las Vegas area.... -
Dundalk residents react to Postal Service's decision to stop Saturday delivery
At the Dundalk Post Office this week, news that the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service would stop delivering mail on Saturdays beginning in August was greeted with a mix of apathy and understanding. Twenty-four-year-old Jordan Gillis said he wasn't...
Tags: Politics, Employees, Career and Workplace, U.S. Congress, Patrick R. Donahoe
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