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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

U.S. Postal Service Keeping Saturday Delivery

The U.S. Postal Service had planned to end Saturday delivery.

The United States Postal Service says it will "back down," on its plan to end Saturday mail delivery, according to the Associated Press Twitter feed.  The U.S. Congress forced the Postal Service to cancel its plans, according to the AP. The postal service had planned to end Saturday mail delivery by Aug.1 as part of its large plan to deal with its large debts. "Congress has prohibited implementation of a new national delivery schedule for mail and packages, which would consist of package delivery Monday through Saturday and mail delivery Monday through Friday, and which would have taken effect the week of Aug. 5, 2013," the USPS Board of Governors said in a statement.  The Board also said, as part of the Post Service's five-year recovery …

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Would You Miss Saturday Mail Delivery?

A proposal would end Saturday first-class mail delivery.

  The U.S. Postal Service is reportedly planning to announce today that it will stop Saturday first-class mail delivery by Aug. 1. Mail personnel have delivered mail on Saturdays for 150 years, but the plan is to end regular mail service, while maintaining Saturday delivery for packages and express mail, CBS News reports. The move is the latest attempt by the cash-strapped federal department to save money. It has already cut employees and service, but still reportedly lost $16 billion last year. What do you think about this idea? Would you miss Saturday mail service?

Edward Quinn

12:00 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013

After reading this long discussion it appears to me that People like JJ are really misinformed or just making it up to start an argument. I have to say that the mailmen I have met over the years through my business and at my home have been highly professional and do work long and hard for not a living wage. I am finding this approach to discussions is not something new but is a growing trend when…   more ›

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