Postal NewsPostal news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Post office to be closed July 4-5- June 30, 2008 The Marshfield Post Office will be closed on July 4, and the window will be closed on July 5. There will be no mail delivery on July 4. However, letter carriers will make their regular deliveries on all routes ...http://www.topix.net/business/postal/2008/06/post-office-to-be-closed-july-4-5?fromrss=1 Canada Post announces rate hikes for 2009- June 28, 2008 Get ready for anothe rate hike. Canada Post Corporation is proposing an overall weighted average price increase of 3.1% for publications mail in 2009.http://www.topix.net/business/postal/2008/06/canada-post-announces-rate-hikes-for-2009?fro... Practical Experiences with Technologies for Decontamination of B. Anthracis in Large Buildings.- June 26, 2008 In the Fall of 2001 a number of buildings were contaminated with B. anthracis from letters processed through United States Postal Service and other mail handling facilities.http://www.topix.net/business/postal/2008/06/practical-experiences-with-technologies-for-d... Mountain Home gets new zip code- June 24, 2008 Some Mountain Home area residents soon will have a new zip code and possibly faster mail service.http://www.topix.net/business/postal/2008/06/mountain-home-gets-new-zip-code?fromrss=1 DWA Water Quality Report shows high quality drinking water- June 22, 2008 Desert Water Agency water meets or exceeds all State and Environmental Protection Agency drinking water health standards, as customers will find out with the distribution of the agency's Water Quality Report.http://www.topix.net/business/postal/2008/06/dwa-water-quality-report-shows-high-quality-d... Postal Service Hold Prices As Costs Climb- June 20, 2008 United States Postal Service spokespeople in Birmingham said Wednesday that fuel costs are eating up budgets at a record pace.http://www.topix.net/business/postal/2008/06/postal-service-hold-prices-as-costs-climb?fro... Redlands residents prepare for new ZIP code- June 18, 2008 Growth, marketing and identity spurred the United States Postal Service to change the Redlands' ZIP code to 81507 July 1. The 81503 ZIP code that covers Orchard Mesa and the Redlands will remain on Orchard Mesa ...http://www.topix.net/business/postal/2008/06/redlands-residents-prepare-for-new-zip-code?f... The Mailman Should Goethe- June 16, 2008 Recently, my dad sent me a package via the USPS He forgot to designate Express Delivery.http://www.topix.net/business/postal/2008/06/the-mailman-should-goethe?fromrss=1 Gas prices irk rural posties...- June 15, 2008 The price of fuel is affecting many people, and local rural and suburban letter carriers say they're no different: they're tired of subsidizing the Canada Post Corporation with extra hours and covering ...http://www.topix.net/business/postal/2008/06/gas-prices-irk-rural-posties?fromrss=1 Former Middlebury mail carrier indicted in undelivered mail case- June 13, 2008 A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Vickey Warner, 49, of Middlebury, as a result of a United States Postal Service investigation.http://www.topix.net/business/postal/2008/06/former-middlebury-mail-carrier-indicted-in-un... |