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BusinessWeek May 26, 2011 Devin Leonard	The U.S. Postal Service Nears Collapse Facing insolvency, can the USPS reinvent itself like European services have -- or will it implode?
AFP eWire February 19, 2008	Nonprofit Postage Rates to Increase in May Nonprofit mail rates are expected to increase by an average of 0.7 percent starting on May 12.
AFP eWire March 23, 2010	As Budget Shortfalls Loom, U.S. Postal Service Eyes Nonprofit Mail Facing predictions of huge budget shortfalls, the United States Postal Service has signaled that it will take a closer look at nonprofit mail, which could mean steeper rate increases for nonprofit mailings.
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 Adam Aston	A First-Class Crisis In The Making? As mail and commerce move to the Net, the U.S. Postal Service is facing a slump.
Inc. August 2003 Elizabeth Wasserman	Repackaging the Post Office Will a shakeup at the Post Office be a special delivery for entrepreneurs?
Popular Mechanics May 4, 2009 Chris Sweeney	10 Geeky Ways to Deliver Mail: U.S. Postal Service Technology A history of devices used to deliver the mail and some thoughts on future delivery systems
AFP eWire March 10, 2008	Defraying Postal Costs: How to Leverage the Expertise of Your Mail House There are ways nonprofits can avoid unexpected charges even as most nonprofit postage rates rise in May.
Inc. July 2007 Ryan McCarthy	Keep Those Cards and Letters Legislators in 15 states have introduced bills to create the snail mail equivalent of popular Do Not Call and Do Not Fax registries.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2010 Selena Maranjian	Will These Companies Get Stamped Out? A postal rate hike can have unexpected consequences.
Entrepreneur July 2007 Melissa Campanelli	Postage Cramp How entrepreneurs are coping with the new postal rates.
Home Theater April 20, 2009	Blu-ray Rental Discs Cracking Some Blu-ray rental discs sent through the mail by Netflix are arriving with cracks.
CIO February 27, 2015 Jim Cochrane	USPS Tries to Keep Mail Relevant in a Digital Age We have analytic capabilities to track where mail is, improve efficiency, predict workloads, understand customers, provide feedback, and deliver consistently reliable service.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2011 Dan Radovsky	Post Office Woes Will Help UPS Postal workers face more than rain, sleet, or gloom of night from massive labor cut proposals.
AFP eWire May 4, 2006	Postal Service Proposes More Rate Increases in 2007 While charities just began feeling the impact of the last rate case, the USPS has filed yet another Omnibus Rate Case, proposing to raise postage rates again by 8.5% on average, including a $0.03 increase in the price of a first class postage stamp.
AFP eWire November 8, 2004	New Postal Rule Eases Restrictions on Use of Personal Information Bowing to pressure from the nonprofit sector, the United States Postal Service has changed new regulations on the eligibility of nonprofit mail which contains personal information for Standard Mail rates.
AFP eWire November 7, 2005	Nonprofit Postal Rates to Increase The latest recommendation by the U.S. Postal Rate Commission would increase nonprofit postage rates by as much as 13 percent for some organizations in 2006.
Entrepreneur August 2007 Kim T. Gordon	A Guide to Effective Mailings Are you getting the most out of your direct-mail campaign? Follow this advice and post record returns on your efforts.
AboutSafety October 17, 2001	How to Handle Anthrax and Other Biological Agent Threats Many facilities in communities around the country have received anthrax threat letters. Most were empty envelopes; some have contained powdery substances. The purpose of these guidelines is to recommend procedures for handling such incidents...
AFP eWire June 4, 2007	Charities May Receive Small, Temporary Break on Certain Postage Rates The Postal Regulatory Commission has recommended that certain nonprofit rates be reduced for four months until the significant postage increases for standard mail flats come into effect in September.
Managed Care May 2002	Study: Mail Order Pharmacy Keeps Growing in Popularity The tech-savvy may denigrate it as "snail mail," but patients see value in reaching into their mailboxes for pharmaceuticals
AFP eWire March 5, 2007	Charities Facing Major Rate Increases for Front-End Premiums and Cards The United States Postal Service has proposed a new standard rate Not Flat-Machinable category that could subject charities to mailing rate increases of 100% to 400% for front-end premiums and cards.
IEEE Spectrum March 2006 Barry E. DiGregorio	A Better Anthrax Screener? A newly marketed anthrax detector that originated in the U.S. space program promises to halve the detection time of the system currently used by the U.S. Postal Service.
BusinessWeek December 9, 2010 Angela Greiling Keane	A Bailout for the U.S. Postal Service? As Patrick Donahoe takes charge, the post office is in crisis mode.
Fast Company Jul/Aug 2013 Skylar Bergl	The U.S. Postal Service Fights To Survive Under Stifling Government Regulations Saturday mail delivery was supposed to disappear this August -- a cost-cutting measure by the U.S. Postal Service -- but the Government Accountability Office said that the change would be illegal.
InternetNews February 11, 2004 Roy Mark	House Tests Digital Mail System The latest Capitol Hill scare renews interest in using IT to make opening constituent mail a thing of the past.
AFP eWire December 1, 2008	Reminder: New Postal Service Mailing List Requirements in Effect As of Nov. 23, the United States Postal Service now requires address lists for standard mail to be cleared of incorrect addresses every 95 days, rather than every 185 days as previously required.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2011 Molly McCluskey	Can These Stocks Deliver If the Post Office Can't? Businesses that will win or lose if USPS goes under.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Deter Thieves With Postal Security Here are tips on preventing mail theft and a list of what postal criminals are looking for.
AFP eWire October 6, 2008	Direct Mail: Paying For Your Undeliverable Mail Nonprofits that are not aware of the new rules may find themselves paying first class rates on their standard mail (nonprofit discounted rate) mailings.
Fast Company January 2004 Suzanne Nam	So, All Those Nifty Scanners Do What, Exactly? Guess what the post office doesn't know.
AFP eWire February 17, 2009	U.S. Postage Increasing for First-Class Letters, Nonprofit Mail While most nonprofit mail increases will be small, nonprofit parcels and nonflat machinables are expected to see double-digit cost increases.
Salon.com October 18, 2001 Jessica Branson Oreskovic	White powder in my morning paper What exactly happens when you report a possible anthrax exposure? One woman found out -- the hard way...
BusinessWeek December 9, 2010 Carol Matlack	Why the USPS Lags the Rest How the U.S. Postal Service compares with other countries' systems.
AFP eWire January 22, 2007	Comments on USPS Mailing Standards Due at End of January According to the Alliance for Nonprofit Mailers, the pricing proposal reflects changes in operations. The USPS intends to ensure that all types of mail cover its costs.
InternetNews November 21, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Microsoft Launches Free Hosted E-Mail Windows Live Custom Domains, lets domain name owners access MSN services without the need for a Passport, Microsoft's star-crossed authentication system.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2011 Robert Eberhard	Avoid the Post Office With This Industry Leader Internet postage leader Stamps.com soared on recent quarterly results.
Reason January 2004 Jesse Walker	Postal Pranksters Counterfeit stamps as art
AFP eWire August 16, 2011	Congress Considers Eliminating Reduced Rates for Nonprofit Mail The U.S. Postal Service's financial crisis has resulted in the introduction of four different bills in Congress to address the problem. Here is an example of how to construct a letter in opposition to your congressman.
Inc. October 1, 2009 Darren Dahl	How Would You Make Over the U.S. Postal Service? With bankruptcy looming, the U.S. post office needs a major fix. We asked Inc. 500 CEOs how they would approach the problem.
Managed Care September 2005 Martin Sipkoff	Mail Order Pharmacy Saves Money, Says PCMA, but at What Cost? The savings to consumers and employers are apparent, but are health plans left holding the bag in mail-order pharmacy?
AFP eWire June 21, 2007	Postal Service Denies Temporary Discount for Nonprofits The United States Postal Service board of governors has rejected a proposal that would have reduced temporarily standard mail regular and nonprofit flat prices.
PC Magazine August 23, 2005 Larry Seltzer	Symantec Mail Security 8240 All of the most sophisticated and powerful features of mail protection developed by Symantec are rolled into one convenient package in the Symantec Mail Security 8240 appliance.
Entrepreneur June 2005 Kim T. Gordon	Stamp of Approval Looking for a marketing campaign that will get your name in front of new customers? Direct mail takes you right to their mailboxes.
BusinessWeek April 18, 2005 Steve Hamm	Big Blue Meets Star Trek The man behind the Blue Gene supercomputer is on a new mission: Using number-crunching to solve complex business problems.
AFP eWire April 30, 2007	Action Needed to Delay New Postage Increases New U.S. postal regulations could increase postage costs by 100% - 400% for some charities. A list of key members of Congress to contact (if they represent your organization or employees of the organization) is below.
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Financial Advisor July 2004 David L. Lawrence	Conquering The Paperwork Mountain Some cost-efficient ways for financial advisors to improve productivity---and avoid headaches.
AFP eWire June 14, 2004	Letters Needed on New Postal Service Regs---Write Now! The proposed USPS rule would change the guidelines for sending charitable solicitations and would no longer permit charities to distribute letters with dual purposes (education and fundraising). Deadline for letters to refute the exclusive purpose regulations is June 18, 2004.
PC Magazine September 16, 2003 Larry J. Seltzer	Do-It-Yourself Spam Fighting Some e-mail services provide spam filtering, but perhaps the better approach is a spam-filtering service that also gives you an e-mail account.