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NEWS ABOUT: US Postal Service

US Postal Service stories: 5 news summaries

 Post Office  
 Drops North Pole 
 Letter Program 

Cancellation infuriates Santa's helpers in Alaska town

Nov 19, 09 12:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Furious North Pole residents are accusing the Postal Service of playing Grinch by ending its letters to Santa program—because it attracted a sex offender. Since 1954, the Postal Service has happily sent letters to Santa to North Pole, Alaska, where volunteers respond and mail them back with a North... More »

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Alaska • North Pole • sex offenders • Santa Claus • post office • US Postal Service • North Pole, Alaska • letters to Santa

 Mass. Mailman Steals 30K DVDs 

Yearlong 2007 crime was noticed when, well, DVDs started disappearing en masse

Sep 22, 09 1:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - A former Massachusetts postal worker has pleaded guilty to stealing 30,000 Netflix DVDs that passed through the Springfield post office, the Republican reports. Investigators got wise to the crime—which spanned all of 2007—when the company noticed it was losing up to a 100 DVDs a week... More »

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theft • Massachusetts • Springfield • Netflix • USPS • DVDs • stealing • US Postal Service • postal worker • Myles Weathers

(Newser) - The US Postal Service is considering closing or consolidating hundreds of stations and branches across the country as mail volumes continue to plummet, AP reports. Managers have been told to review the activities of over 3,000 postal outlets nationwide and consider factors like customer service, real estate values, and... More »

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mail • post office • US Postal Service

(Newser) - The Government Accountability Office has put the struggling US Postal Service on its list of “high-risk” federal programs, the Hill reports. The federal watchdog says the USPS will lose $7 billion this year, and that even the end of the recession will not return business that has migrated to... More »

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Congress • mail • deficit • Government Accountability Office • USPS • Federal government • US Postal Service

(Newser) - The eagerly awaited Simpsons postage stamps made their debut today and got an enthusiastic reception from the show's creator. "This is the biggest and most adhesive honor The Simpsons has ever received," said Matt Groening. The stamps go on sale May 7, and the US Postal Service is... More »

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The Simpsons • Matt Groening • USPS • postage stamp • US Postal Service

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