Word: postal
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...billion Amount the Postal Service lost last year, partly because of the impact of Sept...
...April 4, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will present its “transformation plan” to Congress. The plan outlines the future vision of the postal service—it specifically addresses new technology, changes in the national and global markets and the postal service’s recent financial problems...
However, postage increases on letters and postcards will only perpetuate the financial problems of the postal service. As computer technology becomes more accessible to Americans, demand for letter and postcard delivery will continue to decrease. A rise in the cost of stamps will decrease the number of letters mailed even further...
...Hollywood counterparts get the upper hand that's made these shows successful. Something is slowly changing the way our popular culture portrays those who choose public service as careers, and I think it's for the better. Only a few years ago, the government worker was, typically, the bumbling postal work Cliff on "Cheers." The elected official was usually some sinister guy in a black limousine with helicopters in the desert ready to subvert the Constitution. Buffoons or creeps, but nothing very attractive...
...USCIB's Canner calls investor rights "leveling the playing field." But if the global field is leveled, can Mississippi punish fraud? Can Canada subsidize its postal service? Can Mexican towns ban toxic waste? These questions go to the heart of the debate over globalization. And they're being decided right now, behind closed doors...