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10 Percent of U.S. Post Offices Under Evaluation, 700 to Be Closed

by Flexo on August 4, 2009. Economy 8 comments.

The U.S. Postal Service has not been a thriving business for a while, and the recession has worsened its condition. In order to save $7 billion, the government is evaluating about 3,200 offices out of the total of 32,741, and 700 of these are currently marked for closure. Personally, I am a fan of the U.S. ... Continue reading this article…

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Still Use Snail Mail? Prepare for a Price Increase in May

by Flexo on February 11, 2008. Consumer 8 comments.

In all likelihood, this will be a yearly reminder. The US Postal Service is no longer required to go through a lengthy approval process to raise postage rates if the increase is below the “inflation rate.” That presents a good chance that each May, we will be required to pay about one cent ... Continue reading this article…

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