Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » USPS http://newstalk870.am Fri, 24 May 2013 22:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 The Real Reason the Post Office Has to Stop Delivering on Saturdays http://newstalk870.am/post-office-suspends-saturday-service-the-state/ http://newstalk870.am/post-office-suspends-saturday-service-the-state/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:00:06 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=184688 They can cite healthcare costs all they want, we know the real reason the Post Office is going to stop Saturday deliveries in August. Clearly, it is because they never redesigned their bags to hold tacos and mail. People love the tacos. But they ne

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/post-office-suspends-saturday-service-the-state/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Northwest Drug Dealers Enjoying "If It Fits, It Ships" http://newstalk870.am/post-office-priority-mail-shipping-services-being-used-by-drug-dealers-in-northwest/ http://newstalk870.am/post-office-priority-mail-shipping-services-being-used-by-drug-dealers-in-northwest/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:34:25 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=98987 We've all seen the USPS ads on television: "If It Fits, It Ships." Drug dealers have seen them, too.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/post-office-priority-mail-shipping-services-being-used-by-drug-dealers-in-northwest/feed/ 0 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Should the Post Office Eliminate Saturday Delivery? — Survey of the Day http://newstalk870.am/should-the-post-office-eliminate-saturday-delivery-survey-of-the-day/ http://newstalk870.am/should-the-post-office-eliminate-saturday-delivery-survey-of-the-day/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:00:48 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=93557 Congress is currently considering a postal service overhaul which would eventually eliminate Saturday delivery in a bid to make the postal service more cost efficient.

How would that go over with the public?

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/should-the-post-office-eliminate-saturday-delivery-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Update-Post Office To Delay Closing Processing Centers Til Mid 2012 http://newstalk870.am/update-post-office-to-delay-closing-processing-centers-til-mid-2012/ http://newstalk870.am/update-post-office-to-delay-closing-processing-centers-til-mid-2012/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:32:36 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=28347 will hold off any final decision on Pasco and Spokane--will delay Yakima

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/update-post-office-to-delay-closing-processing-centers-til-mid-2012/feed/ 0 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Post Office To End Overnight Delivery–Closing 252 MORE Processing Centers http://newstalk870.am/post-office-to-end-overnight-delivery-closing-252-more-processing-centers/ http://newstalk870.am/post-office-to-end-overnight-delivery-closing-252-more-processing-centers/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:00:08 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=26122 this was alluded to at Pasco meeting about closing processing center

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/post-office-to-end-overnight-delivery-closing-252-more-processing-centers/feed/ 0 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Post Office May Not Survive Winter-Nearing Default http://newstalk870.am/post-office-may-not-survive-winter-nearing-default/ http://newstalk870.am/post-office-may-not-survive-winter-nearing-default/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:10:32 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=6606 Not good news for the winter mailing-holiday season. According to reports, the US Postal Service is nearing default...

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