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    Oct 19, 2020, 13:07 PM

    Stop Act deadline looms for U.S. Postal Service

    by Bill McAllister
    The Stop Act won high praise from President Trump as a way to stop China from using the USPS to flood the United States with illicit opioids.

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    Oct 14, 2020, 11:56 AM

    Postmark recalls World War II patrols of submarine USS Barb

    by Molly Goad
    The postmark mentions the ship’s noteworthy 11th and 12th patrols.

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    Oct 9, 2020, 15:45 PM

    U.S. additional-ounce, postcard rates to go up in 2021

    by Bill McAllister
    The U.S. Postal Service will keep the price of a domestic first-class letter at 55¢ in 2021. But to do that, it will boost the price for each additional ounce on heavier letters to 20¢, a 5¢ increase from the current 15¢ rate.

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    Oct 7, 2020, 09:44 AM

    Biden pledges support for U.S. Postal Service

    by Bill McAllister
    The former vice president also declared he wants to slow the speed of postal rate increases and protect six-days-a-week mail deliveries.

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    Sep 28, 2020, 10:30 AM

    Postmark features centuries-old Goose Day tradition

    by Molly Goad
    As Lewistown, Pa., celebrates Goose Day each year, local restaurants add goose dinners to their menus and a plethora of events are held.

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    Sep 25, 2020, 09:21 AM

    DeJoy says he’s happy as PMG, wants to remain

    by Bill McAllister
    In one of his first interviews, DeJoy said he is “very proud” to head the United States Postal Service.

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    Sep 24, 2020, 15:23 PM

    Judges strike down USPS cost-cutting moves

    by Bill McAllister
    United States Postal Service spokesman David Partenheimer said the agency was considering whether to appeal the rulings.

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    Sep 23, 2020, 14:17 PM

    USPS planned massive distribution of face masks

    by Bill McAllister
    Citing newly available documents released by the watchdog group American Oversight, the Washington Post said the plan had gone as far as the USPS drafting a press release in April.

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    Sep 16, 2020, 10:47 AM

    A call for taxpayer funding of the U.S. Postal Service

    by Bill McAllister
    Congressional appropriations for the U.S. Postal Service were phased out by the 1980s.

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    Sep 16, 2020, 10:29 AM

    USPS board of governors criticized for how it selected DeJoy as PMG

    by Bill McAllister
    The hearing by the Subcommittee on Government Operations was the latest effort by House Democrats to paint DeJoy as a crony of the president whose selection avoided the normal vetting and background checks.

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    Sep 15, 2020, 14:30 PM

    Arizona post office name change honors local heroes

    by Molly Goad
    The new moniker salutes the six Lake Havasu City men who lost their lives defending the United States.

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    Sep 15, 2020, 14:01 PM

    USPS sends mass mailing of postcards with guidance for voting by mail

    by Bill McAllister
    The mass mailing came under fire from several state election officials who said the mailing ignores how voting works in their states.

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    Sep 15, 2020, 11:27 AM

    USPS supplier change results in clearer sprayed-on postmark

    by Jay Bigalke
    The new equipment applies a sprayed-on cancellation with much higher resolution.

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    Sep 10, 2020, 12:39 PM

    Problems mount over next generation USPS delivery trucks

    by Bill McAllister
    The Postal Service’s inspector general has called for a thorough risk assessment of the agency’s multibillion dollar delivery truck plans.

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    Sep 9, 2020, 15:41 PM

    PMG Louis DeJoy faces potential new legal trouble

    by Bill McAllister
    It is illegal under both federal and North Carolina law for companies to reimburse employees for making political donations.

  • jackson-georgia-post-office-mural-cotton-from-field-to-mill
    Sep 9, 2020, 09:59 AM

    USPS orders murals in 16 post offices to be covered

    by Bill McAllister
    In the past, some murals have been attacked over their depictions of Native Americans and African-Americans.

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    Sep 4, 2020, 15:00 PM

    USPS inspector general voices ballot concerns

    by Bill McAllister
    Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has pledged that the USPS will make delivering election mail on time a top priority.

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    Sep 4, 2020, 15:00 PM

    House introduces legislation to restrict PMG’s political activities; fears of postal banking grow

    by Bill McAllister
    The legislation would prohibit any postal governor, postmaster general, deputy postmaster general from holding political office while in office.

  • harry-burn-19th-amendment-ratification-vote-pictorial-postmark
    Sep 1, 2020, 14:30 PM

    Postmark lauds one man’s move to grant women’s suffrage

    by Molly Goad
    Harry T. Burn, the youngest member of Tennessee’s legislature, was planning to cast his vote against the amendment until he received a letter from his mother.

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    Aug 28, 2020, 09:46 AM

    New report shows overtime out of control at USPS

    by Bill McAllister, Washington Correspondent
    A new report by the United States Postal Service’s internal watchdog confirms Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s fear that overtime at the federal agency may be out of control.

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