Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The U.S. Postal Service announced it will end Saturday mail delivery by Aug. 1. Speak out: How will this affect you?
Calling the six-days-per-week mail delivery business model “no longer sustainable,” the U.S. Postal Service Wednesday morning announced it will eliminate Saturday delivery of mail by Aug. 1. The plan to change delivery from six days a week to five would only affect first-class mail. Packages, mail-order medicines, priority and express mail would still be delivered on Saturdays, and local post offices in Swissvale and Wilkinsburg will remain open for business Saturdays. According to the U.S. Postal Service, the reasons are continued economic struggles and the increasing use of the Internet for communications and bill paying by consumers. The U.S. Postal Service is also the only federal agency required to pre-fund health benefits for …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
U.S. Postal Service rates are set to change on Jan. 27.
The cost to mail a letter will rise slightly later this month when postal rate changes go into effect, according to the U.S. Postal Service. Stamp prices will increase one cent, from 45 cents to 46 cents, to mail one-ounce letters, effective Jan. 27. The cost for letters weighing more than one ounce will stay the same, at 20 cents for each additional ounce, according to an announcement from the postal service. Postcard stamps will also see a one-cent increase, from 32 cents to 33 cents. Letters under one ounce mailed anywhere internationally will cost $1.10, the announcement states. Those looking to save a few cents could stock up on the postal service's Forever stamps (costing 45 cents until the one-cent increase on Jan. 27), which are …
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Want those cards and packages to arrive in time for Christmas? Find out the drop-dead dates from the U.S. Postal Service in Swissvale and Wilkinsburg, FedEx and UPS.
If you want Santa Claus to arrive on time with holiday packages to U.S. destinations, the U.S. Postal Service has announced the dates those packages must be in the mail. So has FedEx and UPS. Here's what you need to know to get your packages to their destinations on time. Post Office Location The U.S. Postal Service has branches at 1911 Monongahela Ave., Swissvale; and 1025 Hay St., Wilkinsburg. Postal Service Shipping Deadlines FedEx Deadlines The deadline for FedEx Ground delivery by Christmas is Dec. 17. FedEx overnight services sent by Dec. 22 will get you there on time. And FedEx Same Day service will be operating on Christmas Day. UPS Deadlines The UPS schedule notes that packages can be sent by air, international and ground by Dec…
Harold Elliot
3:26 am on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Don't forget that Pittsburgh's entire fiscal problem revolves around the difficulty in paying retirement/healthcare costs for its retired municipal employees. Its not such a bad idea to have a plan to pay/cover the retirement expenses of an aging workforce. Like Bill Clinton says, its the math. While it may hurt in the short term, getting a handle on future expenses is vital to everyone's success… more ›