BREAKING NEWS - MAIL SERVICE

[Towntalk]

Bulk rate, whatever that is depending on the weight.

Those folks that do not have direct deposit may be inconvienced (pension checks etc.) but generally I doubt that many folks will complain. I only get the occassional piece of junk mail. All my bills come to me via the internet and I do online banking so I won't miss anything. As to the ads you speak of Jay, I don't evenneed those as the same ads can be viewed online (grocery ads).

[jay]

Question

The first class postage rate just went up again.  Did the rate for junk mail also go up?

Some days I only receive a bundle of ads in the mail just like the ones inserted in the Youngstown newspaper.  How much does the post office charge to deliver these store ads which have to weigh several ounces?

[Towntalk]

The U.S. Postal Service plans to stop delivering letters and other first-class mail on Saturdays, beginning August 1, although packages will continue to be delivered.

Tired of waiting for Congress to help, the Postal Service later today is expected to unveil a series of more drastic cuts it plans to pursue that will save billions of dollars, a representative for the service said.

It's unclear at the moment how the Postal Service has the authority to quit delivering letters on Saturdays. Previously, it has said it needed Congress to change the current law to do so. However, two sources confirmed to CNN that the plan includes an end to Saturday mail service except for package delivery, which has seen growth in the past few years.