The U.S. Postal Service has gone Scrooge this year by shutting down a program in North Pole, Alaska where volunteers responded to letters sent to Santa Claus. The program answered thousands upon thousands of letters every year.
The program will go on elsewhere in the U.S., but privacy concerns have led to more restrictions, and those [...]

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There are 677 post office locations in the U.S. that may close as part of some new cost-cutting efforts that have been by the USPS to the US Government Postal Regulatory Commission.
The study, called “Making Sense of It All: An Examination of USPS’s Station and Branch Optimization Initiative and Delivery Route Adjustments” states that the [...]

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Today is July 3, 2009, and as the Fourth of July holiday falls on a Saturday this year, that makes today a Federal holiday.
So what does that mean?  Here is what you need to know…
Is the Post Office open today?
On Friday, July 3, regular mail delivery services will be available. However, most Post Offices will [...]

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Today is Good Friday 2009, which always falls on the Friday before Easter Sunday.  This day commemorates the day that Jesus died on the cross, so that we may have eternal life.
So what’s open today and what’s not?  Here is what you need to know:
Are banks open on Good Friday? YES
Most U.S. banks are open [...]

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