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Postal Service Stamps Celebrate American Muscle Cars
KickingTiresAmerica's romance with classic muscle cars is rooted in a desire to push the envelope. With the U.S. Postal Service's new "Muscle Cars (Forever)" stamp series ??? on sale now ??? people can celebrate that nostalgic notion on an envelope.......Tags: Daytona International Speedway, Mail Order Industry, U.S. Postal Service, Horse and Harness Racing, Daytona 500
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Postal Service Stamp Celebrates Indy 500
KickingTiresMay 30 marks the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500, and in honor of the milestone, the U.S. Postal Service has issued 50 million new first-class Forever Stamps. The stamp displays the inaugural winning driver and vehicle ??? Ray Harroun......Tags: Mail Order Industry, U.S. Postal Service, Indianapolis 500, U.S. Senate
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Zap Nabs Contract for USPS Electric Mail Truck
KickingTiresElectric vehicle manufacturer Zap scored a big victory this week by landing the contract to design and build an electric mail truck for the U.S. Postal Service. Zap will convert a standard gas-powered mail truck to a plug-in vehicle and......Tags: Transportation, Jose Serrano, Hybrid Vehicles, Mail Order Industry, Heavy Engineering
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Feds seek to stop misleading letters to businesses
Last month, I warned about misleading letters being sent to businesses from an outfit called Pennsylvania Corporate Compliance. The letters instructed businesses to fill out an "annual meeting disclosure statement" listing their corporate officers, and...Tags: Judges, Agriculture, Aaron Williams and Hoodoo, Realty, Financial and Business Services
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When public infrastructure goes private
Consider some of the things that have bound our nation together: Universal postal service at a flat rate, whether you live in Santa Monica or Sitka, Alaska. Interstate highways, built with taxpayer funds and free of tolls. Regulated phone and electric...
Tags: Networking, Aspen Institute, Finance, Mail Order Industry, U.S. Postal Service
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Problem Solver: Simple mistake leads to mail mix-up
The mistake was caused by just a click of the computer mouse, but its impact has been long-lasting. It was mid-November and Patrick Barnes' parents were preparing to move from his McHenry house to their new place in Florida. "One of the last things my...
Tags: Credit and Debt, Nicor Incorporated, Mail Order Industry, U.S. Postal Service, Lake Mary
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The Post Office's salvation can fit on a stamp
In Robert Heinlein's classic novella, "The Man Who Sold the Moon," an entrepreneur raises money for a lunar expedition by warning a soft-drink company that, without its support, he might have to turn to a competitor that will pay him to display its logo...Tags: Advertising, Microsoft Corporation, George Washington, Mail Order Industry, U.S. Congress
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State of the Union and the Post Office gets beat up
Aspirational was the word that came to mind listening to President Barack Obama's fifth State of the Union address last week. What, the president suggested, should we aspire to be as a nation? More highly educated. More in tune to more technical...Tags: Barack Obama, Early Learning, State of the Union Address, U.S. Congress, Mail Order Industry
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Would privatizing the Postal Service be a disaster?
Yes There is perhaps no other agency that honors its oath better than the U.S. Postal Service. Their promise to society — "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed...Tags: U.S. Congress, Mail Order Industry, U.S. Postal Service
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Going good postal
The U.S. Postal Service, in its latest bid to save a few billion bucks, plans to stop delivering mail on Saturdays. It's not enough. The ugly truth is that the Postal Service's commitment to universal mail service is no longer financially viable in...
Tags: Finance, Twitter, Inc., Verizon Communications, Mail Order Industry, U.S. Congress
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Vande Velde: I thought doping was the only way
About six weeks ago, a few readers sent emails complaining because the Tribune had given no coverage to local cyclist Christian Vande Velde’s victory in the U.S. Pro Challenge stage race in Colorado. My response was to say we felt leery of...
Tags: Christian Vande Velde, Lance Armstrong, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Tour de France, The New York Times
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Identity theft hits close to home
Now it's my turn to be a statistic. Not that kind. I'm still here and writing. So far, anyway. Let me check my in-box -- nope, no pink slip. So where was I? Oh, right. A statistic. Add me to the thousands of victims of identity theft (313,982...Tags: Credit and Debt, Criminals, Personal Data Collection, U.S. Postal Service, Patt Morrison
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