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Culleton: Work needed to keep U.S. Postal Service from becoming a dead letter
In Korea, back in the 1950s, a new commander arrived for the small military installation in Ulsan where I was stationed. One of his first acts was to issue a general order which read, "No stupid action will be taken by any member of this command." As a...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, U.S. Congress, Elections, U.S. Postal Service
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State of the Union and the Post Office gets beat up
Aspirational was the word that came to mind listening to President Barack Obama's fifth State of the Union address last week. What, the president suggested, should we aspire to be as a nation? More highly educated. More in tune to more technical...Tags: Politics, State of the Union Address, U.S. Postal Service, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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Would privatizing the Postal Service be a disaster?
Yes There is perhaps no other agency that honors its oath better than the U.S. Postal Service. Their promise to society — "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed...Tags: U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Congress, Government Postal Delivery
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Postal Service too important to get rid of
It’s about time to weigh in on one of the national controversies. The U.S. Postal Service has finally gone and done it, and it is disgusting, to say the least. Stopping Saturday mail delivery has gone over the edge in good judgment and taken...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Politics, U.S. Postal Service, Air Transportation Industry, Government
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USPS names new postmaster for Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Jeff Drake will become Springfield’s 32nd postmaster at an installation ceremony scheduled for Friday, Feb. 22, at 3 p.m. at Springfield’s Main Post Office, 500 W. Chestnut Expressway. Drake began his Postal...
Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Government Postal Delivery
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US Postal Service to cut Saturday letter delivery
kmckinney@jessaminejournal.comWhen it ceases letter delivery on Saturdays in August, the U.S. Postal Service expects about 30,000 jobs nationwide to be affected, according to a local sposkesperson. How many Jessamine County postal workers will be included has been undetermined....Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Government Postal Delivery
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Saturday mail
I want to ask why all the people are not contacting their U.S. representatives and senators? Ask them to change the law Congress passed during The last George Bush's lame duck session. The Postal Service receives not one cent from our government, yet that...Tags: Career and Workplace, U.S. Congress, George W. Bush, Labor Legislation, Government Postal Delivery
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The Postal Service releases first new song in a decade
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticThis post has been updated. See below for details. Owl City can retire now -- the real thing is back. Synth-pop duo the Postal Service, whose one and only album, "Give Up," influenced a generation of bedroom producers with its catchy but complicated...Tags: Music Industry, Music, Owl City (music group), Adam Young, Entertainment Events
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Loss of Saturday mail delivery meets mixed reactions
The U.S. Postal Service last week announced it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays in an effort to curtail losses it has seen in recent years. The changes, set to begin Aug. 5, should save the agency $2 billion annually at a time when the Postal...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Postal Service, Business, Career and Workplace, Pension and Welfare
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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. Postal Service, U.S. Congress, 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. Postal Service, Patrick R. Donahoe, U.S. Army, Government Postal Delivery
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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: FedEx Corporation, U.S. Postal Service, Darrell E Issa, U.S. Congress, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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