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FILTER RESULTS ►The Ethicist: Does the Postal Service Owe Me Money?
It’s all in the delivery.
Ricin-tainted letters intercepted in U.S.
Federal authorities are investigating threatening letters allegedly containing deadly ricin in Spokane, Washington, the FBI said Thursday.The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are trying to find the source of the two letters,...Show More Summary
Los Angeles ranked worst U.S. city for dog attacks on mail carriers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles has earned the dubious distinction for the second year in a row as the U.S. city with the most dog attacks on mail carriers, the U.S. Postal Service said.
Cliche Alert: Texas Dogs Attacking Too Many Mailmen
Texas is tops of many lists, but maybe this isn't one we should be too proud of. The U.S. Postal Service released a list of the cities with the most reported dog attacks against their employees, and three Texas cities have the dishonor of making the list. [ more › ]
Royal Pains
Purported letter from Royal Mail's customer services department asks a local resident to stop pranking postal employees.
FedEx Corporation (FDX), United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS): Is One A Better Investment Than The Other?
When we want to ship a package there are only a few options to choose. One of those options is the United States Postal Service, or USPS; an affordable way for those people who don’t need to deliver their packages quickly, and want cheaper standard shipping options. But the USPS has seen some problems in [...]
LA is worst city for dog attacks on mail carriers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service says Los Angeles was the worst city in America for dog attacks on letter carriers last year, and it urged pet owners to help reduce the attacks.
The British Mail Service Does Suffer Your “Crackhead Oompah Loompah” Kindly
After being the victim of one too many pranks by a mail customer, the Royal Mail service (allegedly!) sent one postal customer a letter, asking him to lay off with the post-related comedy. So far as we can tell, the letter receiver, known as S. Whitman, raised the ire of the Royal Mail for “jumping [...]
Ericsson partners with Eurogiro to build global M-Commerce Interconnect service
In a significant step toward its goal of providing the world’s most complete and flexible mobile commerce service, Ericsson today announced a partnership with Eurogiro that will allow more than 60 major banking groups and postal organizations worldwide to transact across Ericsson’s M-Commerce Interconnect service. Show More Summary
Rare Postcards Reveal Early 20th Century Panoramas
The United States Postal Service was just expanding into widespread delivery to the remote corners of the country when panoramic postcards appeared to advertise in wide frame the beauty of these far-flung locales. Usually folding for...Show More Summary
Trendwatcher: Going Postal, Pochta Rossii-Style
Normally, you wouldn’t catch me laughing when a building goes up in flames. Yet when it was reported that packages inside the central office of Pochta Rossii, Russia’s beleaguered national postal service, were on fire today – I couldn’t suppress a rueful giggle.
Help the Planet and Save Money: Have Your Supermarket Deliver
ZUMAPress
Why do students ride to school on buses? Why do parents commute to work in carpools? Why, for that matter, does the U.S. Postal Service bring our mail to us in trucks, rather than have each of us trek individually to the post...Show More Summary
Egyptian Lover performing in NYC (with Big Freedia who is touring with for the Postal Service!?)
Greg Broussard, better known by his stage name Egyptian Lover, is an American musician, vocalist, producer and DJ, and was an important part of the L.A. dance music and rap scene in the early 1980s... The Egyptian Lover started out....
U.S. Postal Service loses $1.9 billion in second quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service lost $1.9 billion in its second quarter, as the agency cut employees' work hours but struggled with an ongoing drop in mail volumes, the cash-strapped agency announced on Friday.
USPS Warns: We May Hike Prices
The USPS board intends to "evaluate" the possibility of hiking all of its postage rates, its head said today, admitting, "We are loathe to pursue this approach," according to CNN. But the postal service has been backed into a corner by Congress' refusal to allow it to stop Saturday mail...
U.S. Postal Service lost $1.9 billion in 2nd quarter
The U.S. Postal Service lost $1.9 billion during its second quarter -- and losses will continue mounting if Congress doesn't pass legislation giving the beleaguered mail carrier more flexibility in how it runs its operations, the postmaster general said Friday.
U.S. Postal Service posts $1.9 billion loss, despite efficiency efforts
Savings from efficiency efforts and increased revenues from some categories of business were not enough to prevent the U.S. Postal Service from posting a loss of $1.9 billion in its second fiscal quarter, postal officials announced Friday. The loss, following … Continue reading ?
Rob Walker: Jill Stoll combines artistic ritual, creative reuse, and the postal service as connector.
Jill Stoll combines artistic ritual, creative reuse, and the postal service as connector.
Annual USPS Food Drive This Weekend
This Saturday, the U.S. Postal Service will conduct its 21st annual "Stamp Out Hunger” food drive. Washington state's Yakima Herald reports, "The food drive, which the USPS says is the largest single-day food collection event in the country, aims to provide relief for the nearly 50 million people in the U.S. Show More Summary
Terrified Postal Workers Won't Deliver Mail in Brooklyn
The U.S. Postal Service doesn’t have an official motto, but on the James Farley post office in New York City, there’s an inscription paraphrasing the Greek historian Herodotus stating, “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” Not in Brooklyn. Show More Summary
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