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How to avoid being bitten by dogs
Of the 4.7 million Americans bitten by dogs annually, more than half are children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. TheU.S. Postal Service, the medical community, veterinarians and the insurance industry are working together to...
Tags: Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health, Tetanus, Mail Order Industry
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Ash trees coming down across South Bend
SOUTH BEND — Because of a local infestation of the emerald ash borer, the city is removing more than 100 ash trees. The highest concentration of ash trees is within the downtown area and will be the most affected area for removal, according to a...
Tags: Science and Technology, The Salvation Army, Botany, Forestry and Timber, Science
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Senate votes to slow closing of U.S. Postal Service facilities -- could have local impact
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate offered a lifeline to the nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday, voting to give the struggling agency an $11 billion cash infusion while delaying controversial decisions on closing post offices and ending...
Tags: Washington, DC, Business, Bankruptcy, Finance, Easton (Talbot, Maryland)
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USPS spokeswoman: Congress could keep processing centers open
SOUTH BEND – An unclear number of workers could lose their jobs in May if South Bend’s mail processing facility closes. But the U.S. Postal Service says Congress has the power to keep that from happening.
The U.S. Postal Service released its...Tags: Joe Donnelly, Politics, Mail Order Industry, Government Postal Delivery
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Businesses concerned about South Bend mail processing shift
Companies that rely heavily on the U.S. Postal Service are worried about how their business will be affected if South Bend's mail processing center shifts to Fort Wayne.
What does it take to be Elkhart County's largest mailer? Giant drums of ink and a...Tags: Mail Order Industry, Government Postal Delivery
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Bulk-mailers fear proposed mail delays could hurt business.
SOUTH BEND – Businesses that send mail to make money are worried about what postal service cost cutting and changes will mean for their business.
It normally takes the post office one or two days to deliver a letter but if the postal service...Tags: Business, Mail Order Industry, Government Postal Delivery
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8 targeted Indiana mail centers include Columbus
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eight Indiana mail processing centers in Indiana, including a newly identified one in Columbus, are among 252 nationwide the U.S. Postal Service has proposed closing beginning next April in a cost-cutting move. The other Indiana...Tags: Bedford Park (Cook, Illinois), Mail Order Industry, Wayne
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Postal cuts to slow delivery of first-class mail
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing bankruptcy, the U.S. Postal Service is pushing ahead with unprecedented cuts to first-class mail next spring that will slow delivery and, for the first time in 40 years, eliminate the chance for stamped letters to arrive the...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Washington, DC, Health, Drugs and Medicines, Netflix Inc.
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Postal hearing in South Bend draws crowd
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- A crowd of more than 200 people patiently waited at the Century Center for their chance to speak at a public hearing Thursday. Early on, U.S. Postal Service officials gave background behind the proposal to close the mail processing center...Tags: Mail Order Industry
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Statement from Congressman Joe Donnelly regarding U.S. Postal Service
“The U.S. Postal Service has a long history of serving our country by delivering the mail to every community—no matter the size. The fiscal challenges the Postal Service is facing are due, in part, to overpayments in its retirement...Tags: Joe Donnelly, Mail Order Industry
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Postal workers: Stamp out plan to close South Bend site, cut jobs
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterNeither a strong rain nor chilly temps could stop marchers in support of saving America’s postal service in downtown South Bend Tuesday afternoon. About 150 postal workers and their families marched from the downtown South Bend post office on South...Tags: Joe Donnelly, Employees, Career and Workplace, Mail Order Industry
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Living people on US stamps: Who would you choose?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Who would you put on a stamp? Charlie Sheen? Lady Gaga? Yourself? Hoping to boost sagging revenue, the U.S. Postal Service on Monday abandoned its longstanding rule that stamps cannot feature people who are still alive and is...Tags: Washington, DC, Charlie Sheen, Martin Luther King Jr., Stephen Colbert, Lady Gaga
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