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Quincy postmaster says local layoffs not likely (Quincy Herald-Whig) Declining mail volume, falling revenue and rising costs are forcing the U.S. Postal Service to consider some belt-tightening measures, including the possibility of layoffs for the first time. Claims of mysterious illness investigated (ABC11 Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville) Ernest Perry worked for nearly 20 years at the Raleigh mail processing center. He says he sorted mail using giant machines that spewed dust until he started getting sick. Get holiday photo taken for free at Cape Post Office (Lehigh Acres Citizen) Children of all ages are invited to participate in the free "Holiday Happening" program being offered by the Cape Coral Central Post Office, 1030 SE 9th Ave., on Saturday, November 29, between 9 a.m. and noon. Direct mail big winner in 2008 campaigns (Tulsa World) GOP consultants get $1.1 million from Republican candidates statewide. An Oklahoma City direct-mail firm appears to have been the state's biggest winner during the 2008 campaign cycle. Post office sees local effect of tough economy (The Daily Record) MILLERSBURG -- Technically, they know everything about you. They know how you work, when you go on vacation, when you remodel your home. They can gauge the players of the financial crisis spreading across America -- both the victors and the victims. Check your list twice before going on that holiday getaway (The Kansas City Star) Bags packed? House lights on automatic timer? Passport in hand? Whoops! I thought you renewed the passports! VeraData Announces FreeNCOA.com (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Today, in response to the latest USPS Move Update requirement going into effect on November 23, 2008, VeraData unveiled FreeNCOA.com, an online tool that provides a free report to direct marketers identifying the number of moves or undeliverable records in any U.S. Children invited to free Holiday Program at the Cape Coral Post Office (The News-Press) Children of all ages are invited to participate in the free "Holiday Happening" program from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. Postal Service $2.8 billion in red (The Oregonian) The agency plans to cut workers' hours and increase the cost of mailing packages. New mass-mail rules require more-frequent database scrubs (Crain's Detroit Business) New postal regulations that take effect Nov. 23 will require companies that do first-class mass mailings to and#x201C;cleanand#x201D; their databases more frequently and will expand the requirement to standard mail and other categories.
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