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1 hr ago | Jackson Citizen Patriot

Post office could close

Jackson's downtown post office is being reviewed by the U.S. Postal Service for possible consolidation.

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Related Topix: Indie, Union, MI, Jackson Metro, Jackson, MI, Lansing, MI, Battle Creek, MI

Sat Jul 04, 2009

NBC 17

New Post Office To Open In Cary

To increase convenience and access to postal services, a new Contract Postal Unit with virtually all postal services will open seven days a week in Cary Monday at Dolphin's Mart, Highway 55 and Common Hills Road.

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Related Topix: Indie

Fri Jul 03, 2009

KIVI

Postal Service Extends Idaho Mail Pilot Contract

The owners of Arnold Aviation say the U.S. Postal Service has awarded the air taxi business a four-year contract to continue delivering mail into the remote Idaho backcountry.

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Related Topix: Indie

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Rockingham News

Newton's Skovron retires from U.S. Postal Service

Three decades, 15-cent stamps, 81,000 work hours and eight U.S. presidents have come and gone since Ron Skovron of Newton first reported for work for the United States Postal Service.

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Related Topix: Indie, Amesbury, MA, US Military, US Navy, Haverhill, MA

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Bay Ridge Post Office One of 18 That May Close in Brooklyn

The Ovington Retail Station in Bay Ridge is just one of many that the U.S. Postal Service is considering for closure throughout Brooklyn, according to President Jim Musumeci of the Brooklyn American Postal Workers Union.

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Related Topix: Indie

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Graphic Arts Online

Postal Service to Auction Former Chicago Main Post Office Building August 27

The U.S. Postal Service is offering interested parties the chance to put their stamp on a piece of Chicago history.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Indie

Traverse City Record-Eagle

Postal Service bumps up collection times

Anyone dashing to the mail box to get a card, letter or bill out on time may have to move a little quicker.

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Related Topix: Indie, Michigan, Alanson, MI, Traverse City, MI, Detroit Metro

Tue Jun 30, 2009

ComputerWorld

U.S. teams with Italy to fight cyber crime

The head of the U.S. Secret Service on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the head of the Italian police and the chief executive officer of the Italian Postal Service to set up an international task force to combat cyber crime.

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Related Topix: US Secret Service, US News, Indie

Sun Jun 28, 2009

NAA.org Feed

Public Policy News, June 2009

First Published: June 2009 Efforts to eliminate the normal business deduction for the cost of advertising prescription drugs surfaced as a possible way to pay for health care reform in both the House of Representatives and the Senate last week.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Charles Rangel, Democrat, Medicare, Health, Indie

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Jenny Lewis plays solo gig at The Orange Peel Thursday

On her second solo record, 'Acid Tongue,' Jenny Lewis showcases her sharp wit via some acerbic and hard-hitting lyrics.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Rilo Kiley, California, California Government, Indie

Fri Jun 26, 2009

WIVB-TV Buffalo

Post Office July 3 schedule

BUFFALO, N.Y. Press release - All Post Offices will be open Friday, July 3, but many will shorten retail lobby hours and close at noon.

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Related Topix: Buffalo Metro, Buffalo, NY, Indie, Niagara Falls, NY, Cayuga, NY, Amherst, NY

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Kansas City Star

First-day sale and souvenir postmark for new duck stamp to be available in area Friday

A first-day sale and souvenir postmark for the Postal Services new duck stamp will be available from 8 a.m. to noon Friday at the Bass Pro Shops store in Independence.The federal duck stamp program provides funds for waterfowl conservation.

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Related Topix: Indie

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Salt Lake Tribune

Chaffetz suggests mail carriers conduct Census

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, wants your mail carrier to count you. Chaffetz said Wednesday he will introduce legislation to marry the U.S. Postal Service temporarily with the Census Bureau so that the postal workers can help with the decennial count of how many people live in America.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Jason Chaffetz, Indie

Star-Gazette.COM

Special stamp cancellation at Soaring Museum

The U.S. Postal Service will have a temporary postal station in front of the National Soaring Museum on Harris Hill on Saturday as part of the International Vintage Sailplane Meet.

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Related Topix: Indie, Gliding, Life, Hobbies

Tue Jun 23, 2009

NorthJersey.com

Post offices eyed for potential closure

Revenues sharply dropping and mail volume dwindling, the U.S. Postal Service may close thousands of post office branches across the country, including several in Paterson.

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Related Topix: Indie, Paterson, NJ

Juneau Empire

Outside editorial: Too big to mail?

The following editorial first appeared in the Washington Post: T he post office may be the next too-big thing.

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Related Topix: Indie, Opinion

IndyStar.com

Nora postal branch seeks new location

After 30 years in the same location, the Nora branch of the U.S. Postal Service will close, said spokeswoman Donna Hoffman.

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Related Topix: Indie, Chicago, IL

Mon Jun 22, 2009

The Southampton Press

New Southampton Village post office to open next month

The new U.S. Post Office on North Sea Road in Southampton Village is due to open on July 13, according to a Postal Service spokesman.

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Related Topix: Southampton, NY, Indie

The Morning Call

Dan Hartzell: Road Warrior: Mail trucks deliver without a license

Q. I've noticed that the trucks our mail carriers use have no license plates or inspection stickers on them.

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Related Topix: Indie, Coplay, PA, Macungie, PA, Emmaus, PA, Allentown Metro, Allentown, PA

Sat Jun 20, 2009

The Jersey Journal

Postal Service marks 31 northern N.J. branches for possible closure

The U.S. Postal Service marked 31 post offices in northern New Jersey as possible branches to close in an internal Postal Service memo, a report in the New York Times said.

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Related Topix: Indie, Newark, NJ, Newark Metro

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