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• Drug Squad Seizes Pot, Meth, Guns ; Five Arrested As Police Focus On Mail Sorting Facility

County police working with a multi-jurisdictional drug unit made five arrests this week after officers intercepted four packages at a mail sorting facility near BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. The larger bust included more than 22 pounds of marijuana and 14 firearms.

• Maryland Gazette
• March 21, 2011

• ; Don't Move Mail Sorting to Harrisburg

Staff Writer Lancaster City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution opposing the proposal to relocate mail sorting from Lancaster's main post office to Harrisburg.

• Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era - Saturday Edition
• April 27, 2011

• Postal Service Proposes Moving Mail Sorting to Pasco

By PHIL FEROLITO YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

• Yakima Herald-Republic
• July 15, 2011

• Closing Mail Sorting Plants Put On Hold ; Pressure From Congress Also Delays Shuttering of Post Offices

Just days after top U.S. Postal Service officials said they were moving ahead to close mail sorting facilities nationwide, the agency halted the plans Tuesday amid pressure from members of Congress. The Postal Service, in a three paragraph statement, said it was delaying closure of sorting plants and post offices across the country until May because of a request by "multiple U.S. Senators.

• The Washington Times
• December 14, 2011

• Hundreds Protest Usps Proposal to Move Mail-Sorting to Pasco

By MOLLY ROSBACH YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

• Yakima Herald-Republic
• July 26, 2011

• Domestic Mail Manual: Packaging and closure requirements, mailing containers, and parcel sorting equipment; changes,

• FR, February 26, 2004
• Proposed rules
• Postal Service

• Sorting through mail costs.

Small offices that may not qualify for bulk postal rates can still achieve significant savings by revising mailing procedures. Metered and barcoded mail is eligible for lower rates, and postcards can be used to take advantage of a $0.20 rate. Pieces being sent to the same address should be consolidated under one cover, and return receipts should not be requested unless necessary. Businesses distributing marketing materials in oversized envelopes, called flats, should be aware that letter-sized mailings will qualify for lower rates.

• Journal of Accountancy
• Vol. 182 Nbr. 5, November 1996

• Slidell Council Wants Mail Sorting to Remain Operative On North Shore

The U.S. Postal Service's decision to move its tri-parish sorting operations from Mandeville to New Orleans is under fire from the Slidell City Council, where opponents say it will further slow mail service. The Council passed a resolution April 10 opposing the Postal Service sorting decision and requiring the federal government to examine the plan to move sorting operations from 1 St. Ann Drive in Mandeville to the processing and distribution center on Loyola Avenue in New Orleans.

• New Orleans City Business
• April 17, 2007

• Nonprofit Takes On State Mail-Sorting Duties

A nonprofit that helps disabled people find jobs has taken over mail-sorting operations for all state agencies at a West Side office. JSI Presort Mail Services, located at 723 Watts St., presorts by ZIP code about 1.9 million pieces of state agencies' mail, said Mark Kessler, JSI director of services and business development. Presorting saves the state 8 cents in postage for each letter.

• Charleston Gazette
• February 21, 2004

• Fire Damages West Side Mail Sorting Shop, but No One Is Injured

Fire investigators estimate a mail sorting business on the West Side sustained about $100,000 worth of damage in a blaze. Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at JSI Presort Mailing Service on Watts Street about 7:40 p.m. Monday, Charleston Fire Capt. Carl Beaver said.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• February 06, 2008