When you work in public policy or economics, you come across policies and programs in various countries in Europe and elsewhere that are innovative and/or that have otherwise have stood the test of time.
Still, the above doesn’t mean they’ll be implemented in the U.S. That’s because the American culture and system presents its own, unique [...]
Patient ID-Theft Alleged At Hopkins
Bill Wall is a large man with close-cropped hair and the bearing of a military man, which he is–a major in the Army’s 729th Brigade Support Battalion. His wife Deborah is tiny, blond, and full of an energy that belies the fact that for more than 10 years she has been [...]
As Benjamin Franklin is the acknowledged Republican ancestor of the U.S. Postal Service after having served as the first colonial-era postmaster general, what would Ben say to the “suits” of the Google challenged USPS who have driven a government affiliated corporate monopoly into the economic ditch? As the extant master of fiscal frugality, I’m sure [...]
Customers line up at Fredericksburg’s downtown post office, where hours have been shortened.
The downtown Fredericksburg post office on Princess Anne Street is now opening an hour later Mondays through Fridays.
Surprised patrons peered into the locked counter service area yesterday morning at 8:30, the office’s usual opening time.
The opening time changed last Wednesday, said Fran [...]
$135,000 Performance Bonus, as Post Office May Cut Back on Service, Raises Eyebrows
These are tough times for the post office, but not for the postmaster general. Even with stamp prices set to rise another two cents this May, the U.S. Postal Service is awash in red ink. In January, Postmaster General John Potter told Congress [...]
At a time when the U.S. Postal Service is again raising the price of a stamp and considering ending mail delivery one day a week, revelation comes that Postmaster General John E. Potter received more than $800,000 in compensation and retirement benefits in 2008.
At least four other postal officials got more than a quarter-million dollars [...]
If you receive a check in the mail from the Veridian Group out of Canada - know that it’s a scam!
A 20-year-old from Frankfort was ready to cash in on $4,500…but his dad, Larry Hoffman, who works at the post office, knew right away that it was a fake.
The bank claims to be affiliated with [...]
Federal Way Police responded to the call of a Welfare Check, located in the 30600 block of 1st Place South. The postal carrier for the route, Mr. Gary Lyon, had called 911 to report he had not seen the elderly woman occupant of the home for a number of days and the mail was piling [...]
Charities that use premiums to fundraise have again taken it on the chin from the United States Postal Service. Nonprofit parcels and Nonflat Machinables (NFM) will again bear the brunt of postal rate increases, with percentage increases ranging from almost 10 percent to 50 percent, according to analysis from the Direct Marketing Association (DMA).
The United [...]
PerSage, Inc., market innovator and leading provider of automated, wireless PO mailbox notification services, reported a surge in demand for its popular POPickup™ service that sends automated email and/or text message alerts directly to [...]