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The postman will only ring five times a week

by
Sally Herships
Feb 6, 2013
The U.S. Postal Service plans to drop Saturday deliveries, except for packages. But don’t expect the 237-year-old service to disappear.

Postal Service to cut Saturday mail delivery

by
Jim Burress
Feb 6, 2013
The United States Postal Service plans to announce it is suspending regular Saturday letter delivery in an effort to save money.

USPS teeters on the brink of default

by
Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jul 30, 2012
Unless Congress does something by Wednesday, the postal service is going miss a $5.5 billion payment it owes the Treasury Department. In the long run, this could affect you, the taxpayer.

Post Office decides to keep small posts running

Interview by
Stacey Vanek Smith
May 9, 2012
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe discusses why the Post Office decided to change a plan to shut down hundreds of rural post offices, the new plan he's proposing, and how much money it will save.

Postal Service cancels rural closings

by
John Dimsdale
May 10, 2012
Bowing to pressure from unhappy customers and members of Congress, the U.S. Postal service will not close some 3,600 rural post offices.

This week: The Postal Service, the CFPB (non) confirmation

Interview with
David Gura
Dec 9, 2011
We talk to one of our Washington reporters about what happened in the news this week.

Some businesses will feel the sting from USPS cuts

Interview by
Steve Chiotakis
Dec 6, 2011
Businesses like Netflix depend on same-day mail delivery, but the U.S. Postal Service will feel tough budget cuts in the coming months that might put a damper on such efficiency.

First class mail will take longer

by
Duncan Wilson
Dec 15, 2011
The U.S. Postal Service announced that it would shutter more than half of its processing centers next year increasing the number of days to deliver some mail

Could you be on the next postage stamp?

by
Tess Vigeland
Nov 3, 2011
And this final note. If you're thinking you'd be a good candidate to be featured on a postage stamp -- but don't want to wait until the tradition...
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