Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Editorial: Postage hike won’t deliver post office from trouble

  July 8, 2010 in Opinion on Page A15 One measure of the declining value of the U.S. Postal Service is the diminished outrage that greets each price increase for stamps and other services. It just isn’t that big … 2

• Postal Service asks for 2-cent stamp increase

  July 7, 2010 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday proposed a 2-cent increase to the price of a first-class stamp. The Postal Service, facing an estimated $7 billion shortfall in 2011, … 3

• Business update: Economic stress easing more slowly

  July 6, 2010 in Business Two-thirds of U.S. counties became economically healthier in May, thanks to more manufacturing jobs in the Midwest and fewer home foreclosures in the Sun Belt, according to a monthly analysis …

• Post office announces 2-cent rate increase

  July 6, 2010 in Nation/World The post office wants to increase the price of a stamp by 2 cents to 46 cents starting in January. The agency has been battered by massive losses and declining … 25

• No increase planned for first-class postage

  October 19, 2009 in Nation/World The price of first-class stamps will not go up next year. The Postal Service has been implementing rate increases annually in recent years, with increases announced in January to take …

• First-class stamps rise 2 cents

  May 11, 2009 in Business, Nation/World The post office wants two more pennies for your thoughts. The price of a first-class stamp for mailing a letter — or paying a bill — climbed to 44 cents … 1

• Stock up now — stamp price to rise in May

  April 10, 2009 in Nation/World The price of a first-class stamp is set to jump again next month, meaning you might want to stock up on Forever stamps now. 1

• New stamps set for rate increase in May

  February 27, 2009 in Nation/World With postal rates going up in May, the Post Office is readying new stamps to cover the new prices. The price of a first-class stamp will go up by 2 …

• First-class stamp going up to 44 cents

  February 11, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The post office will get an extra 2 cents worth when you mail a letter starting in May. The U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday that the price of …

• Postal Service unveils ’09 stamps

  December 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Lucy and Ethel lose their struggle with a chocolate assembly line. Joe Friday demands “just the facts” with a penetrating gaze. A secret word brings Groucho a visit …

• Prices To Increase For Overseas Mail

  July 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The cost of sending mail overseas goes up Sunday. Letters to most countries will cost 60 cents per half ounce and 40 cents for each additional ounce. Postcards will cost …

• Small Nations Peddle Postage For Big Profits Marilyn Monroe Stamps Produce Big Revenues

  May 23, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 (Photo of a sheet of Marilyn Monroe stamps)