Flood Of Papers
Thenumber one issue that I hear from clients is what to do with all that paper? They have stacks and stacks and sometimes boxes of it and they simply are paralyzed with fear and don't know what to do ...
Posted on 4/26/13 at 7:37 AM
Snail Mail: Send A Little Love
The summer before my sophomore year of high school, my family and I moved from northern New Jersey, to Indiana. Even though I grew up moving a lot, this was the first move that was really hard on me....
Posted on 4/17/13 at 8:09 AM
Urgent–In Whose Eyes?
I took the photo above myself. Can you guess what it is? When I saw the item where you would find the phrase, I immediately thought to myself, This is worth blogging about some day. And that is pre...
Posted on 6/26/12 at 7:00 AM
Mail-In Rebates ?
Start a movement to end all mail in rebates: Menards(The King), Alltel Cell phone, Verizon wireless. $50 takes 8 to 10 weeks. Its a scam, most rebates are never sent, so it's false advertizing by stor...
Posted on 5/5/09 at 6:38 PM
Residents asked to clear paths
The U.S. Postal Service and The Jamestown Sun are asking residents to clear paths for delivery of mail and newspapers. Winter is back in full swing, bringing significant snow and ice to the Upper Midwest. That means slippery surfaces, which can be dangerous for letter and newspaper carriers. By clearing a path when the snow arrives, accidents can be prevented.January 06, 2011
Embassy blasts rattle Rome
ROME — Mail bombs exploded in the hands of employees at the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome on Thursday, seriously wounding two people and triggering heightened security checks at diplomatic missions just as holiday deliveries deluge their mailrooms. Italian investigators suspected the attacks were the work of anarchists, similar to the two-day wave of mail bombs that targeted several embassies in Athens last month — including those of Chile and Switzerland. One of last month’s booby-trapped packages, addressed to Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, was intercepted in Italy.By By Frances D’Emilio, The Associated Press , December 24, 2010
Plains states get share of Publisher’s settlement
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The Dakotas and Nebraska will get part of a multistate settlement with Publishers Clearing House over allegations its mailings deceived consumers.September 10, 2010
USPS seeks opinion on Saturday delivery
The Postal Service may have provided a clue why it is losing money when it asked regulators — by e-mail — for an opinion on dropping Saturday delivery service.March 31, 2010
Readers: We’ll be OK without Saturday mail
Last week, The Jamestown Sun asked readers of its Web site the question “The U.S. Postal Service is proposing an end to Saturday delivery to prevent billions of dollars in losses in coming years. How do you feel about that?” Here are the results of the unscientific surveyMarch 17, 2010
Postman guilty of drunken driving in mail truck
A Grand Forks postman has pleaded guilty to driving his mail truck while he was drunk.January 13, 2010
Mail truck driver charged
Police say the driver of a mail truck was arrested for drunken driving after he was found speeding in Grand Forks.October 26, 2009
Ex day care operator pleads guilty to mail fraud
A former day care operator accused of stealing the identities of two people has pleaded guilty to mail fraud.October 19, 2009
Big changes for mail carriers
Mike Peyton has witnessed a dramatic shift in the mail he has delivered during his 16 years as a carrier. “You hardly see a handwritten letter anymore,” he said as he made his rounds on the Point in East Grand Forks, Minn., on a recent sunny morning. “Except for a few birthday cards, about all we deliver is bills and advertising. “But no letters, I’m sad to say.”By An AP Member Exchange Feature By Ryan Bakken, Grand Forks Herald , August 17, 2009
Only one post office in N.D., in Fargo, on possible closure list
The list of post offices being reviewed by U.S. Postal Service officials for possible closing includes only one in North Dakota. The recently released list of 3,200 postal facilities, about 10 percent of the nation’s total, lists only the University Station Post Office in Fargo as on the chopping block.By Keith Norman , August 05, 2009
Flooding turns elevator into post office
By By Dave Kolpack, The Associated Press , July 27, 2009
Wahpeton mail carrier sentenced
A mail carrier and former sheriff has been sentenced probation for delaying and destroying about four tons of mail over a 10-year period. Authorities said Allen Prochnow of Wahpeton reached a plea deal in November that called for five years of probation.May 15, 2009
Blizzard hinders mail delivery
As yet another winter blast rolls into the Dakotas and northwestern Minnesota, U.S. Postal Service employees “continue the challenging task of delivering mail when and where it is safe to do so,” said Clem Felchle, manager of the agency’s Sioux Falls-based Dakotas District.March 31, 2009
Mail delivery hampered in the Dakotas
As another winter blast rolls into the Dakotas and northwestern Minnesota, U.S. Postal Service employees "continue the challenging task of delivering mail when and where it is safe to do so," said Clem Felchle, manager of the agency’s Sioux Falls-based Dakotas District.March 30, 2009
Mail carriers trying to catch up
The mail could not get through to some North Dakotans during this week’s blizzard. Now the mail carriers are trying to get caught up. Some West Fargo residents have had no mail delivered since Monday West Fargo Postmaster Pete Slabik said homeowners can help by clearing away as much snow around their mailboxes as possible.March 14, 2009
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