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Newspapers seek petition support

Newspapers in North Dakota are inviting users of the U.S. Postal Service to sign petitions asking the Postal Service and the state’s congressional delegation to re-examine plans to diminish Postal Service in the state. “Deliver the Mail! North Dakotans for Timely Mail Delivery” has been established to allow people to let postal officials and elected representatives know timely delivery of the mail is economically important.

January 11, 2012

Slow down, wait for all ideas on USPS woes

U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson and Rep. Kristi Noem were among those calling on the U.S. Postal Service to hold off on its plans to close a number of distribution centers across America.

By Mitchell (S.D.) Daily Republic , December 15, 2011

Senators looking to delay post office closings

Minnesota Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar are urging Senate leaders to delay closing or consolidating post offices for six months to give Congress more time to come up with its own reforms.

By Forum Communications Co. Report , December 13, 2011

Small towns fear losing holiday postmarks

Each December, a sleepy one-man post office in rural Indiana roars to life as thousands of holiday greeting cards arrive from around the world, each seeking the outpost’s unique red-inked imprint that pays homage to the hamlet’s biblical name.

By By Rick Callahan, The Associated Press , December 09, 2011

Stop the Postal Service’s ‘panic selling’

Within 30 days of proposing to make Americans wait longer for less mail service, the Postal Service got thousands of comments. The vast majority of people didn’t like the idea.

By Grand Forks Herald , December 09, 2011

All of Jamestown’s mail processing moved to Fargo earlier this week

The U.S. Postal Service officially moved processing operations out of its Jamestown branch earlier this week. For the time being, most mail will head to Fargo before returning here for next-day delivery.

By Forum News Service , December 09, 2011

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Mail centers to close in Devils Lake, GF

Businesses that rely heavily on the mail to serve their customers are bracing for possible changes, including slower delivery of first-class mail.

By By Patrick Springer, Forum Communications Co. , December 06, 2011

Postal cutbacks nationwide to delay first-class mail deliveries

Postal cutbacks nationwide to delay first-class mail deliveries Utility bills are paid, legal briefs are filed and the Christmas shopping all gets done online. But for magazines, clothing catalogues and movies, the mail still matters.

By By Jonathan Fahey, The Associated Press , December 06, 2011

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Postal Service cuts to slow delivery of first-class mail

Postal Service cuts to slow delivery of first-class mail WASHINGTON — Facing bankruptcy, the U.S. Postal Service is pushing ahead with unprecedented cuts to first-class mail next spring that will slow delivery and, for the first time in 40 years, eliminate the chance for stamped letters to arrive the next day.

By Hope Yen, Associated Press , December 05, 2011

Area post offices to learn future

In the coming months, residents in a dozen nearby rural communities will learn if their post offices will close after a study that started in July ends. On July 26, the U.S. Postal Service announced that 3,600 post offices across the country could be closed to save costs.

By Ben Rodgers , November 29, 2011

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Man sentenced for post office break-in

A 30-year-old North Dakota man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for breaking into a post office and stealing money orders.

October 21, 2011

Letter to the editor: Postal workers are important part of community

The U.S. Postal Service deserves our compliments for efficiency, faithfulness and loyalty in delivering mail six days a week through cold and heat. The move of the mail-processing work to Fargo will save less than $12,000 annually. That means for $12,000 a year, we could keep our workers operating here. How great if some wealthy good Samaritan could lend a helping hand?

By Lenora Hughes , October 06, 2011

Letter to the editor: Savings from moving postal work not worth the change

The Tuesday edition of The Jamestown Sun had the headline “Postal work going to Fargo.” This is ridiculous! The savings of $11,000 is small compared to problems this will create for our local postal workers like possible job losses and the cost of any relocation to Fargo.

By Larry D. Pecka , October 01, 2011

Rally: Change USPS formula

Rally: Change USPS formula Local postal workers want Rep. Rick Berg to sign on to legislation that they say could resolve the U.S. Postal Service’s fiscal fiasco. More than 50 postal workers, letter carriers and supporters rallied outside Berg’s district office here Tuesday to urge the North Dakota Republican to support House bill 1351.

By By Kristen M. Daum, Forum Communications Co. , September 28, 2011

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Postal work going to Fargo

Jamestown’s mail-processing operations will be relocated to Fargo by January 2012, the U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday.

By Ben Rodgers , September 28, 2011

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