Moran Blasts Post Office Decision to Suspend Saturday Service

U.S. Rep. James P. Moran (D-8th) expressed concern about the U.S. Postal Service's decision to suspend delivery of first-class mail service on Saturdays beginning in August.

Saturday Mail Delivery to End, Postal Service Announces

The U.S. Postal Service announced it will end Saturday mail delivery by Aug. 1. Speak out: How will this affect you?

Calling the six-days-per-week mail delivery business model “no longer sustainable,” the U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday it will eliminate Saturday delivery of mail by Aug. 1. The plan to change delivery from six days a week to five would only affect first-class mail. Packages, mail-order medicines, priority and express mail would still be delivered on Saturdays, and local post offices will remain open for business Saturdays. According to the U.S. Postal Service, the reasons are continued economic struggles and the increasing use of the Internet for communications and bill paying by consumers. The U.S. Postal Service is also the only federal agency required to pre-fund health benefits for retirees, and those costs are escalating …

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Sally Spangler

11:33 am on Friday, May 17, 2013

I take that dsfds is listing the junk mail from his mailbox. Yes, I also. But mine is at least a few of those junk pieces every day.. They come in the front door and without looking at them at all go immediately into the trash. During the first week or so of each month, the bills arrive and the paid bills go out quickly. My real sorrow is that my mailman is retiring! He has been my friend by …   more ›

Price of Stamps Increase to 46 Cents Sunday

U.S. Postal Service first announced the price change in October.

The price of stamps will go up to 46 cents Sunday. The U.S. Postal Service will also introduce its Global Forever Stamp which will allow customers to mail letters anywhere in the world for one set price of $1.10. USPS first announced the price change in October. The new price is a penny increase from the previous price, according to the news release. Forever stamps are always good for mailing a one-ounce letter anytime in the future regardless of price changes.

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