The Lions Club member who was recently arrested for solicitation on federal government property needs to do his homework and read the law before he wastes any money on mounting a lawsuit against the USPS. Post office regulations are quite clear in prohibiting soliciting, begging, etc., on their property. His position that as a taxpayer he has the right to establish policies regarding the use of the post office building is frivolous. The Supreme Court has already ruled on this issue and any case he files will clearly be a waste of money that could be put to better use elsewhere. ...more

January 6, 2010

Monday marked the busiest mailing day of the year for the U.S. Postal Service as people hustled and bustled to get their holiday packages off on time. ...more

December 15, 2009

There was a time when free shipping was a rare deal. This holiday season, you might feel it's your right as a paying customer. ...more

December 5, 2009

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