It's a fact: the U.S. Postal Service is a troubled business, and it's downsizing. ...more

October 29, 2009

Official versus real holidays have you confused? Just to add to that confusion, here's the deal on mail delivery and post office operations this weekend. ...more

July 3, 2009

Don't have a cow, man! The Simpsons will appear on postage stamps. ...more

April 1, 2009

Three post offices in Sebring and Lake Placid are hosting passport fairs on Saturday to remind citizens of the State Department's new passport rules. ...more

March 26, 2009

After 10 years of participating in the annual Toys for Tots drive, letter carriers have the drill down fairly pat. ...more

December 6, 2008

Although it seems like we just put those Halloween decorations away, it's not too early to start prepping for the winter holidays, particularly when it comes to sending packages to our troops overseas. In fact, Thursday is the deadline for sending holiday packages overseas using Parcel Post to all Air/Army Post Office or Fleet Post Office ZIP codes. Here are some tips for sending treats to the troops: ...more

November 10, 2008

The subject line of the e-mail leaves no doubt this is a different sort of press release from the county elections office: "ANNIE D. WILLIAMS, SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS TELLS ALL." ...more

October 17, 2008

With energy prices soaring, Americans are reacting by changing their basic routines and opting for smaller, more fuel-efficient automobiles. I'm not surprised; I saw the same response following the nation's first "energy crisis" in the 1970s. ...more

July 6, 2008

I didn't major in economics, but was repeatedly exposed to the subject during studies at several universities. ...more

February 20, 2008

Stop Junk Mail Rather than spending millions of dollars on a new garbage incinerator and out-of-county trash hauling, reduce the volume of paper in our trash. ...more

February 13, 2008