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  • July 2008

    • Mailman Wants to Wear a Kilt

      newser  |  Boston Globe  |  Jul 21, 08 2:35 PM CDT

      Mailman Wants to Wear a Kilt

      Dean Peterson likes kilts. In fact, the 48-year-old Air Force vet and mail carrier owns 15 of them, and he's on a one-man crusade to persuade the USPS to allow carriers to wear kilts on the job, the Boston Globe reports. He’s contacted every postal union branch in the country to make the case for Male Unbifurcated Garments, or MUGs. More »

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      labor unions  • unions  • clothing  • mail  • uniforms  • US Postal Service  • comfort  • kilt  • postal

  • May 2008

    • Stamp Price to Hit 42 Cents on Monday

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 10, 08 2:17 PM CDT

      Stamp Price to Hit 42 Cents on Monday

      There’s a run on the post office today as Americans snap up first class stamps before they cost a penny more on Monday, the Los Angeles Times reports. If the 42-cent price seems insignificant, just think of Netflix, which sends and receives nearly 2 million parcels a day, and pays both ways. More »

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      mail  • US Postal Service  • free markets  • stamps  • price increases

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • USPS Defends Its 'Life Blood:' Junk Mail

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 19, 08 12:32 PM CDT

      USPS Defends Its 'Life Blood:' Junk Mail

      The US Postal Service, dependent upon junk mail, appears to be successfully fighting efforts to staunch its flow, the Washington Post reports. Though 18 states have introduced do-not-mail bills, none has passed, thanks in part to resistance from postmasters nationwide. "The post office and the business groups are pretty well-organized," one legislator said of opposition to such measures. More »

  • February 2008

    • 1st-Class Stamp Price to Rise 1¢

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 11, 08 4:45 PM CST

      1st-Class Stamp Price to Rise 1¢

      First-class snail mail will cost a penny more starting May 12, the US Postal Service announced today. Stamps are going up to 42¢, as is the Forever stamp, which was billed as a hedge against future first-class rate increases when it was introduced last year. The 41¢ Forevers will still work after the rate hike. More »

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      mail  • price  • US Postal Service  • stamps  • cost  • price increases

  • November 2007

    • Volunteers Must Sign Santa Clause

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Nov 23, 07 1:17 PM CST

      Volunteers Must Sign Santa Clause

      Volunteers who answer letters to Santa Claus through the US Postal Service will have to sign a waiver, reports USA Today. The Postal Service has operated a Christmas letter-answering campaign for almost a century, with donated gifts and aid often going to needy children. “We were giving out information about these kids to people we didn't know,” says a spokesperson. More »

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      Santa Claus  • US Postal Service  • liability

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