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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: mail

mail stories: 17 news summaries

 Quaids: $10K Hotel Bill 
 Got Lost in Mail 

Couple didn't think they had to pay at checkout, moved before tab arrived: lawyer

Sep 30, 09 7:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Randy and Evi Quaid didn’t pay the $10,000 hotel bill they’re accused of skipping out because it got lost in the mail, their lawyer told a Santa Barbara, Calif., court today. The Quaids didn’t think they had to pay upon checkout, and changed addresses before the... More »

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mail • lawyer • misunderstanding • Santa Barbara County • Randy Quaid • Evi Quaid • San Ysidro Ranch

(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

 Stamps Go Up 2 Cents in May 


Feb 10, 09 5:05 PM CST
(AP) - The price of a first-class stamp will rise 2 cents to 44 cents on May 11, the Postal Service said today. That leaves plenty of time to stock up on Forever Stamps, which will continue to sell at the current 42-cent rate until the increase occurs. They will remain valid... More »

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mail • price increases • USPS • stamps • post office

 Postmaster Wants to Drop
 Delivery 1 Day a Week 

Deficits, declining volume could lead to drastic cut

Jan 28, 09 2:34 PM CST
(AP) - Massive deficits could force the postal service to cut out 1 day of mail delivery per week, the postmaster general told Congress today. John Potter asked lawmakers to lift the requirement that the agency deliver mail 6 days a week. "It is possible that the cost of 6-day delivery... More »

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mail • USPS • budget deficit • financial crisis • John Potter • postmaster general

(Newser) - White powder mailed to executives of the Wall Street Journal and to Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz is harmless, authorities say. Authorities have no suspects or motive, but the Journal notes that Dershowitz wrote an essay for the paper earlier this month defending Israel's assault on Gaza. The Journal got a... More »

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terrorism • Wall Street Journal • Alan Dershowitz • threats • mail • Harvard • anthrax

 Aussie Stars Play New 
 Venue: the Mailbox 

Kidman, Crowe, Blanchett, Rush featured on 'legends' stamp collection

Jan 21, 09 5:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Australian movie stars Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, and Geoffrey Rush have been honored by their country with postage stamps in their likenesses, the Daily Telegraph reports. The actors have been named Australia Post’s 2009 Australian Legends, and each will have two stamps. “I’m going to... More »

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Nicole Kidman • film • Australia • mail • Cate Blanchett • Russell Crowe • actor • Australia Post • postage stamp • Geoffrey Rush

DHL Will Cut 9,500 Jobs, Stop Domestic US Service

German firm shutters DHL Express service centers as its competition gets the better

Nov 10, 08 10:07 AM CST
(AP) - Deutsche Post will close all of its DHL Express service centers, cut 9,500 jobs in the US, and eliminate US-only domestic shipping by land and air, the company said today, citing heavy losses and fierce competition with UPS and FedEx. The company said the new round of cuts are... More »

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Germany • layoffs • mail • shipping • FedEx • job cuts • DHL • Deutsche Post • United Parcel Service Inc.

 Ringo Warns Fans to Get Back 

Ex-Beatle says he's too busy to read mail, so quit sending it

Oct 13, 08 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ringo Starr says he's too busy to sign autographs and won't do it anymore, the BBC reports. The ex-Beatle—who's apparently had enough adoration for one lifetime—promises to throw away all incoming mail, effective Oct. 20. “I’m warning you with peace and love I have too much... More »

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mail • Beatles • Ringo Starr • autographs

Post Office
Lost $1B in
3rd Quarter

Rising fuel costs, decline in volume add
to US mail's woes

Aug 6, 08 4:21 PM CDT
(AP) - The Postal Service recorded a net loss of more than $1 billion in the third quarter of the fiscal year, the agency said today. Officials blamed reduced mail volume in the slowed economy, coupled with rapidly rising transport costs because of high fuel prices. More »

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mail • USPS • post office

 Mailman Wants to Wear a Kilt 

Carrier advocates for the right to wear a MUG

Jul 21, 08 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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uniforms • unions • mail • labor unions • clothing • postal • USPS • kilt • comfort • National Association of Letter Carriers

Skinheads Dupe German Mail, Make Stamp
of Nazi Hero

They use image of Hitler deputy Hess

May 21, 08 5:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Neo-Nazis in Germany pulled a fast one on the national postal service by tricking the agency into making stamps featuring one of Hitler’s senior deputies, der Spiegel reports. The skinheads used a Deutsche Post service that allows people to upload images for custom stamps online to create about 20... More »

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Germany • Adolf Hitler • mail • Nazi • Neo-Nazi • stamps • Deutsche Post

Stamp Price to Hit 42 Cents on Monday

First hike under a new law makes USPS more 'business-like'

May 10, 08 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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mail • price increases • USPS • free markets • stamps • forever stamp

1st-Class Stamp Price to Rise 1¢

Postal service hikes cost more easily under new system

Feb 11, 08 4:45 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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mail • price • cost • price increases • USPS • stamps

Potty-Mouthed 'Santa' Letters Horrify Canada

'Filthy' correspondence leads to suspension of volunteer program

Dec 14, 07 12:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Letters from Santa distributed to at least 10 children in Ottawa are smearing the good name of jolly old St. Nick, the Citizen reports: They contain vulgar messages written by an unidentified “rogue elf.” The head of Canada Post says the country's postal service is "shocked and... More »

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Canada • children • letters • mail • prank • Santa Claus

Is the Writing on the Wall for Letter Writing?

Teens call snail mail passé, but etiquette expert defends the pen

Aug 26, 07 6:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - A quarter of teens call snail mail the most passé way to convey in 2007. But the great-granddaughter of an etiquette doyenne wants to rescue letters before the 'Net makes them extinct. She says ink on paper still carries “more weight” than email, not to mention leaving a permanent... More »

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Internet • email • communication • letters • mail • Cindy Post Senning • Emily Post • etiquette

Death Threats Sent to
Goldman Sachs

'We are inside. You cannot stop us,' read anonymous letters

Jul 6, 07 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Investment powerhouse Goldman Sachs has been the subject of menacing letters sent to newspapers across the country, prompting an investigation by the FBI. "Hundreds will die,"  warn the  letters that have been traced back to Queens, New York. "We are inside. You cannot stop us." More »

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FBI • New York City • New York • Goldman Sachs • investments • death threats • threats • Jersey City • The Star Ledger • Newark • investment firm • Queens • letters • mail • investment banks

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