{"id":17814,"date":"2013-01-24T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T19:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/?p=17814"},"modified":"2013-01-24T11:08:49","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T19:08:49","slug":"u-s-mail-service-changes-and-postage-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2013\/01\/24\/u-s-mail-service-changes-and-postage-increases\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Mail service changes and postage increases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning <strong>Monday, Jan. 28<\/strong>, the U.S. Postal Service is changing some of its services and increasing postage rates. Here is a summary:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One-ounce letters will increase to 46 cents<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Parcel Post&#8221; is changing to &#8220;Standard Mail&#8221;\n<ul>\n<li>The average increase in postage for Standard Mail (Parcel Post) is 21 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In most cases, Priority Mail will be cheaper than Standard Mail (Parcel Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Mail tracking will be available\n<ul>\n<li>Delivery Confirmation will be replaced by tracking service<\/li>\n<li>FREE tracking on Priority and Standard Mail (Parcel Post)<\/li>\n<li>Available for First Class, Media and Library Rate mail for a 90-cent fee per package<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Departments: Watch for more information in your campus box regarding the tracking feature.<\/p>\n<p>Questions? Contact <strong>Sherrie Frost<\/strong> at <a href=\"mailto:sfrost@georgefox.edu\">sfrost@georgefox.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning Monday, Jan. 28, the U.S. Postal Service is changing some of its services and increasing postage rates. 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