On this 50th anniversary for the USPS, mail a letter to a friend
Fifty years ago, the former Post Office Department changed over and became the United States Postal Service. Postal Service, as we know it now, has only been around since 1970? Energized by the Civil Rights Movement, postal workers in New York went on strike, and the movement eventually swelled across the country. Previously, letters were taken to a Post Office, where employees would note the postage due (or paid) in the upper right corner. Postal Service stands financially, perhaps we do have to consider, what if the mail goes away someday?
Stimulus check wonโt be in the mail for Americans owing child support
The coronavirus relief bill that passed Congress on Friday includes direct cash payments to help people through the crisis โ but one red flag that can cost otherwise eligible Americans money is owing past due child support, according to KNSD. Owing back taxes or other debt to the government is not a problem, according to Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the chairman of the Finance Committee and a key author of the bill.
Through rain, sleet and the holidays: Postal service workers prepare for busy week of Christmas mail
Postal Service is primarily in charge of delivering packages before Santaโs sleigh takes off Christmas Eve, and the Roanoke Main Post Office has a lot of packages to sort through in the week leading up to Christmas. Postal Service administrator partially based out of Roanokeโs Main Post Office. The Postal Service said the deadline is Friday for first-class mail, Saturday for Priority Mail packages, and Monday for Priority Mail Express Packages. โItโs critical that they get those packages in here as soon as possible,โ Diggs said. โDolly trucks are moving, and people are scurrying about making sure mail is getting to the right area.โNationwide, the Postal Service expects to deliver 2.5 billion pieces of mail in the week leading up to Christmas.