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Retailers Sell ‘Stamps’ for Post Office ProjectThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:07AMDowntown Washington Inc. board members and volunteers package up "stamps" to be delivered to participating businesses who will sell them for $1 and $5 to help raise money for the downtown post office building renovation project. The stamps will be sold and on display through the end of the month.

WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather - WLNS.COM | US Postal Service considers future of Saginaw jobsThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:56AMSAGINAW, Mich. (AP) - Saginaw postal employees plan an informational picket to let the public know that workers' jobs are on the line. The U.S. Postal Service is conducting a study that could impact 200 regional jobs.

Postal Service Instituting Changes at New Haven, Marthasville LocationsThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:37AMHoping to stop financial hemorrhaging across the country, postal service officials are proposing changes locally aimed at cutting costs.

Saginaw postal office official says moving work could eliminate 200 regional jobsThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:15AMEmployees at the 1233 S. Washington office -- where most of the process employees whose jobs are on the line work -- plan to participate in an "informational picket" outside the downtown office from noon to 3 p.m. today.

Saturday is deadline for voters to mail in ballots for primary on Cuyahoga County executive, councilThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:12AMCuyahoga County residents who plan to vote by mail in the primary for the new county government only have a few days left. Ballots must be postmarked by Saturday. The deadline has been pushed ahead because of Labor Day.

Editorial: Postal service-Office Depot deal looks promisingThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:05AMThe USPS-Office Depot arrangement is a practical example of how the government and the postal service have found innovative ideas to maintain or even expand service while reducing costs.

FEMA Fraudster Sentenced To Federal PrisonWednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:37PMA 30-year-old man was sentenced today to serve two years and nine months in federal prison on charges of mail fraud for fraudulently obtaining FEMA disaster assistance funds intended for the victims of several different federally declared disasters.

Officials: No Toxins Found In Post OfficeWednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:44PMThe investigation into a mystery odor at an Upstate post office continues, but postal officials say no airborne toxins were found.

Maryville Commissioner resigns after 2 hours in officeWednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:42PMMARYVILLE, Tenn. -- A Blount County commissioner has resigned after two hours in office. The Daily Times reports Shawn Carter Sr. said he was resigning after reading the federal Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from partisan political activity.