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Postal Service to cut Saturday mail delivery
Feb 6, 2013
The United States Postal Service plans to announce it is suspending regular Saturday letter delivery in an effort to save money.
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Hate junk mail? You might have to get used to more
Aug 28, 2012
Deal between postal service and direct mail provider could mean more ad circulars in your mailbox.
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The surprising economics of spam
Aug 13, 2012
A look at the screwy economic model of that pesky inbox filler.
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Postal Service cancels rural closings
May 9, 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.
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First class mail will take longer
Dec 5, 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
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On mailing champagne flutes
Nov 29, 2010
This final note today: A helpful tip as you get those holiday packages ready to ship off to relatives. Whatever you do, don't mark it "fragile."...
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Snail mail gets interactive
Sep 7, 2010
British stamp enthusiasts should be lining up with their smart phones at Royal Mail post offices by now. The nearly 500-year-old Royal Mail is the...
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