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Trustees request congressman’s help Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:26PMCALCUTTA - St. Clair Township trustees are hoping to speak one-on-one with U.S. Congressman Bill Johnson (R-6th District) about the possible closure of the Calcutta Post Office.
Grassley, Harkin and King seek meeting with postmaster general Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:55PMSIOUX CITY - For the second time in under a month, Iowa congressmen have pressed for a meeting with the postmaster general on the announced closure of Sioux City's mail processing and distribution center.
Geneva businesses, residents: Keep post office downtown Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:38PMGENEVA – Business owners and other city residents are lining up to place their names on a petition to make sure the U.S. Postal Service keeps a retail presence in the city’s downtown.
Newspapers, Schools, Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Alabama, Pelham, Alabaster, Calera, Hoover, Birmingham Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:42AM“Larry Dingman, manager of USPS southeast area corporate communications, said the changes will only affect USPS employees, and will not affect the services currently offered at the Helena office.
Newspapers, Schools, Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Alabama, Pelham, Alabaster, Calera, Hoover, Birmingham Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:42AM“Larry Dingman, manager of USPS southeast area corporate communications, said the changes will only affect USPS employees, and will not affect the services currently offered at the Helena office.
Postal Service may close mail processing facility Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:58PMOperation has 102 employees
Postal service looks to McHenry to help budget shortfall Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:16PMThe U.S. Postal Service might not be able to make its payroll next year, and postal administrators have asked U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry and other lawmakers for help. “Over the last few years, the Postal Service has recorded significant financial...
Letters to the Editor, July 3, 2011 Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 10:14AMMemory care facility location We as a culture understand the need for care centers, whether for children, seniors or folks with health issues. A noble cause to be sure. We support that…
Sunday's community calendar Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 8:04AMJULY 3 Celebrate America at Fort Pulaski National Monument 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. July 3-5, Fort Pulaski National Monument, U.S. 80. Cannon and musket demonstrations will be performed by park staff and volunteers dressed as Civil War soldiers. A "Blue vs. Gray" authentic Civil War baseball game will be played by employees and volunteers dressed as Union and Confederate soldiers, respectively. Families ...
Juneau Will Retain Mail Processing Center Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:05PMThe U.S. Postal Service was considering closing Juneau’s mail processing center and transferring its operations to Anchorage, but it’s nixed the idea.
USPS May Move Some Yakima Mail Operations to Pasco Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:11AMA public meeting will discuss the proposal to move some mail processing operations from Yakima to Pasco.
Residents come out to fight possible closure of post office Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 8:27PMMINERVA -- Members of the Minerva community came out in full force Wednesday night to protest of the possible closing the post office.
Congressman asks postmaster for review on closings Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 9:32AMFORT SMITH — Rep. Mike Ross on Tuesday asked U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe for a "detailed accounting" of the process involved in closing post offices after his office received documents that reported three Arkansas postal facilities were closing, letters the Postal Service now says were sent in error.
Is D.C. takeover a model for the U.S. Postal Service? Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 6:42AMEven before he was officially in a position to do much about it, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., was adamant that the U.S. Postal Service needed to cut costs faster and deeper. After Issa became chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee this January, the looming question was just how he would push that [...]
Whatcom County residents can resume mailing items to Canada Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 6:37PMWhatcom County residents can resume sending mail to Canada after the Canadian government forced post
Postal Service asks Congress for help in restoring financial stability Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 3:49PMThe U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has asked members of Congress — including Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, a member of the Senate appropriations committee, and Congressman John Culberson, a member of the
Postal Service crisis deepening Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 10:19PMPostal workers will buzz across a frozen river in a hovercraft to get to a remote cabin north of the Arctic Circle. If they pick up a letter there addressed to someone on the Havasupai Indian reservation, that’s where it will go. To the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
U.S. Mail Really Is Too Big to Fail Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 12:10PMCOMMENTARY | The U.S. Postal Service announced it will cease making contributions into employees' pension plans as of Friday. The New York Times reported that the cut is the agency's attempt to prevent the insolvency of the postal service. Halting the legally required contributions to the retirement funds will save $800 million, but does little to meet the expected shortfall expected in this ...
Postal Workers Alarmed Over Retirement Cuts Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 7:45AMThe U.S. Postal Service will suspend its employer's contributions to the defined benefits of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) for its workers, causing concern for postal worker Clarice Torrence and other workers around the country.
Post office seeks a federal review of pension fund Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 3:10PMThe money-losing U.S. Postal Service is hoping the Justice Department will resolve a dispute with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) over the fate of billions of dollars in overpaid retirement payments for postal workers. The rare request for the Justice Department's intervention will affect not only postal retirees, but ...
Post Office Suspends Retirement Contributions Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 12:14PMThe financially troubled Postal Service is suspending its employer contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System.
USPS suspends retirement contributions to save money Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 12:07PMThe United States Postal Service announced Wednesday that, faced with an ever-mounting debt, it would cease payment of employer’s contributions into the Federal Employees Retirement System for postal workers.
Postal Service suspends employer contributions to retirements Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 12:00PMWASHINGTON — The financially troubled Postal Service is suspending its employer contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System. The agency said Wednesday it is acting to conserve cash as it continues to lose money. It was $8 billion in the red last year because of the combined effects of the recession and the switch of [...]
Fremont Argus June 22 Letters to the editor Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 6:12PMBetter people?I HAVE great respect for police and firefighters generally. Sometimes they're heroes.No disrespect is intended for the two firemen who perished combating a recent house fire -- fine people and a tragedy for their families, friends and fellow firefighters.
UPDATE: Sioux City's Postal processing and distribution closing Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 7:28AMThe U.S. Postal Service announced Friday afternoon that Sioux City's mail processing center will close and operations will move to Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
TC Post Office Distribution Center, Crews Practice Biohazard Drills Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 9:48PMFire trucks and hazmat crews filled the parking lot of Traverse City 's Post Office Distribution Center, but they weren't there for a real emergency.
Business with the mystics Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 3:09AMBANGALORE - Spirituality has never had it so good. With the economy booming, an increasing number of Indians are turning to spirituality to help them cope with pressures generated by their materialistic lifestyles.
Ellsworth post office might close Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 5:24PMELLSWORTH — The U.S. Postal Service will seek feedback from residents of tiny Ellsworth on Thursday on a plan to close the village’s post office location as part of a nationwide cost-cutting effort.
Arandells Don Landis to Throw Out First Pitch at June 19 St. Louis Cardinals Game Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 2:59PMMenomonee Falls, WI, June 14, 2011 --- Most dads are looking forward to celebrating Fathers Day by visiting family, spending time on the golf course and grilling out at home. Not Don Landis, though. Arandells Vice President of Postal and Government Affairs will spend his day at Busch Stadium, where the St. Louis Cardinals will take on the Kansas City Royals. In honor of the United States...
Postal Service to hold meeting on consolidation in Gary Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 6:32PMThe U.S. Postal Service is holding a public meeting on June 30 to discuss moving some mail processing operations from Gary to South Bend.The meeting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Indiana University Northwest auditorium in the Savannah Center, 3400 Broadway in Gary.The USPS conducted a feasibility study over the last few months to see if any efficiencies and cost savings were possible. The ...
How to Sell Your Gold & Silver Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 1:19AMEventually, the cycle will peak and decline. When that happens, it will be time to sell your gold and silver and transition into the next asset class. But what then?How do I go about selling my gold and silver?
Drop off the kids, pick up the mail Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 9:23AMKEENE VALLEY - Mail services might be restored to this hamlet, at the Keene Central School. If this comes together, the school would set aside a room for the "contract postal unit," but others would staff and run it.
Palm Springs mailman placed on leave, may face theft charges Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 6:09AMA Palm Springs postal worker has been placed on leave without pay and may be prosecuted on allegations he was stealing mail from his customers.
USPS credit union robbed in downtown Ft. Myers Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 12:11PMFort Myers Police are currently investigating an armed robbery at the downtown branch of the U.S. Post Office.
MEMBER CENTER: Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 9:13AMThe first of 48,000 Canadian postal workers launched a series of rotating city-area strikes in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Friday while their union and Canada Post planned last-ditch meetings for later in the day.
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U.S. Postal Service Voted No. 1 for Supplier Diversity Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 4:03PMAgency Enters Second Decade of Achieving Top Honors
New book return replaces old mailbox at McIver's Grant Library Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 9:43AMThroughout the nation, residents and organizations are being applauded for thinking outside the box and repurposing items for other uses. These green initiatives save both money and landfill space...
What does Postal Service-APWU contract mean for other postal unions? Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 9:14PMThe U.S. Postal Service and its largest union have made it official, tying the knot on a contract that will run until May 2015. “We worked together to negotiate a responsible agreement that is in the best interest of our customers, our employees and the future of the Postal Service,” Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said [...]
Postal Service study possible move of Twin Falls Processing facility to Boise Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 10:35AMTWIN FALLS, ID. (KMVT-TV) In a news release issued Monday, the U.S. Postal service says they are accepting public comment about their plan to move the functions of the Twin Falls processing facility to Boise. The following is that release.
USPS to consolidate Industry processing center Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 12:35AMINDUSTRY - The U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday it will move some operations from its Industry processing center to Santa Ana, a change that has long been expected but opposed by local businesses and postal workers.
Postal Service threatens again to not pay retiree benefits Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 7:20PMThe U.S. Postal Service is once again threatening to not pay roughly $5.4 billion in retiree health benefits this fall because it says it cannot afford to do so. “This year I don’t have the cash, and I can’t make the payment,” Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe said in an interview Tuesday. “And if I did make the payment, I wouldn’t have cash to [pay] anything else.” By law, the USPS must pay ...
Meeting at Santa Fe Wednesday on proposed postal changes Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 11:26AMThe U.S. Postal Service Gainesville Processing and Distribution Center is holding a town hall meeting on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Santa Fe College to discuss proposed changes to how the local mail is processed.
USPS food drive confronts scourge of hunger in America Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 11:08PMLocal letter carriers will handle today, free of charge, thousands of pounds of unaddressed packages marked for delivery to the cabinets of needy families. Postal workers from Kinston and surrounding towns will join postal employees and volunteers in...
Promotions in the La Habra PD Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 5:27PMCongratulations to Jerry Price, who was recently promoted from lieutenant to captain in the La Habra Police Department. He will be in charge of the Support Services Division, which includes Investigations, Communications and the Records Bureau. Sgt....
Postal Service says Houston dogs bite most often Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 5:00AMHere’s something to chew on: Dogs in Houston bite U.S. Postal Service letter carriers most often. Statistics released Thursday show that Houston-area dogs attacked letter carriers 62 times in 2010. Nationwide, 5,669 postal employees were attacked by dogs in more than 1,400 U.S. cities, compared with the 4.7 million Americans bitten annually by dogs. USPS released the stats as part of next week’s ...
USPS supervisors charged with corruption Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 6:22PMCorruption charges in the United States Postal Service - 5-metro Detroit area postal service supervisors have been indicted for taking bribes ranging from cash to prostitutes.
A USPS worker from Copley Township faces up to 7 years in prison on felony bribery charges Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 5:22PMA Copley man is one of five US Postal Service managers being arraigned tomorrow in a federal court on felony charges. Jeffery Adams, 50, was charged with accepting bribes from a private contractor in exchange for maintenance and repair contracts on postal service vehicles.
Cincinnati one of the top 25 cities for dog attacks to letter carriers Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 5:18PMAccording to a survey conducted by the United States Postal Service, Cincinnati is one of the Top 25 cities in the country when it comes to dog attacks to letter carriers.
"Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive" is May 14 Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 4:56PMFood items, such as canned meats, canned soup, juice, pasta, vegetables, cereal and rice will be picked up by letter carriers on their routes or at the front desk at the post office.