Post Office Gearing Up for Holiday Rush
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The Postal Service expects to handle 20 billion pieces of mail between Thanksgiving and Christmas, up slightly from last year, the agency said Monday.
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Plus: Most email over holidays will be spam. [News.com Extra]
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Patrons at the only post office in Preston Hollow have been growing in number as residents in this small hamlet of rural Albany County scramble to mail last-minute gifts and holiday cards.
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A major programme of post office branch closures is set to be announced in parts of Scotland.
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By Joanie Baker, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Dec. 10--Heating appliances and holiday decorations are just a couple of the reasons the winter months can be a busy time for firefighters.
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The nation's merchants remained on edge as procrastinators prepared to head to malls and stores on the day before Christmas to pick up those last-minute gifts and snap up gift cards.
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With thousands of American troops and civilians in the Middle East, it's time to begin thinking about sending Christmas mail.
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Road travellers may face delays on Christmas Eve as people prepare for a festive journey to or from home.
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OTTAWA - Canada Post is promising that holiday mail will move as usual whether or not their is a mail strike. The post office is reassuring Canadians their Christmas mail won&#39;t be affected if administrative, clerical and technical workers go on strike.
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There are those who finish their holiday shopping by Thanksgiving. Then there are the rest of us. Here's a holiday gift guide for both planners and procrastinators.
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Santa Claus may be coming to town, but lots of people will be leaving or otherwise hard to reach in Iowa and New Hampshire. That makes for plenty of nervous pollsters preparing to take late soundings on the presidential race during the frenzied holiday period.
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If this holiday season finds you at a post office, take a look at the people in line with you. Most of them are mailing packages across the state and across the country, but many are sending packages to their soldiers in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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Postal clerk Selvin Butts started working before a lot of people even went to sleep last night. Arriving at the Bowling Green Post Office at midnight, he began sorting packages as most of the area started tossing and turning in bed.
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As heartbeats quicken around the world, a postmistress in a small Czech Republic town is pounding her rubber stamps in fervent anticipation of Valentine's Day.
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The volume of junk e-mail is spiking--just as consumers gear up for holiday shopping.
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How to avoid a post-holiday meltdown and keep momentum going for customers and employees.
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Snowstorms and freezing rain that hit the Ohio Valley in mid-week have complicated plans for delivering thousands of packages nationwide in time for Christmas, delivery companies said yesterday.