It's no surprise that more people are communicating now by means of the internet and telecommunication. However, increased forms of alternative communication really means bad news for the U.S. Postal Service. As a response to financial and circulation losses, the USPS has been slowly getting around to implementing service changes and cutbacks, and all signs point to the fact that this is not going to be a fun ride. Among the seven district offices that the USPS plans on shutting down is a USPS district office in Carol Stream, Illinois. Unfortunately, the cuts don't stop there - the USPS also plans on letting go of 7,500 employees, the majority of them who are supervisors and postmasters. All of these changes will take place over the course of the year. more ›

In a sign of the batshit crazy times we live in, the U.S. Postal Service is cutting way back on the popular service where volunteers answer letters to Santa Claus out of fears of sexual predators getting their hands on the addresses of children who just want a new bike for Christmas. The AP (via NPR) explains: more ›

A British developer will not buy the massive $40 million Chicago post office he won the rights to purchase, Chicago Breaking News reports. more ›

As what would be former President Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday approaches (Thursday, February 12, to be exact), the U.S. Government has decided to honor him in multiple ways. First, the Library of Congress has released a handful of Lincoln and Lincoln-related portraits to Flickr's Creative Commons group ahead of the opening of their new Lincoln exhibit, "With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition," opening, appropriately, Thursday. We've picked out some selections below, but you can check out the whole set for yourself here. more ›