Post Office plans rate hike as losses widen
Washington AP Postal Service seeks higher rates to boost revenue after a $3.8 billion loss last year and continued declines in mail volume. A briefing will review increases slated for the Postal Regulatory Commission, with first class at 44 cents since May 2009 and potential inflationary exceptions.
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Oil reaches Texas as Gulf spills expand to all five states
Texas reports tar balls on a beach marking oil's arrival in the state, joining Louisiana and other Gulf states. BP pledges cleanup costs, while NOAA warned of a 40 percent chance of crude reaching Texas, as storms hinder skimmer operations in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi.
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Wheat harvest winds down in southwest Kansas fields
Wheat harvest in southwest Kansas nears completion as co op officials and farmers report strong yields. Warren Devore of Grant County cites 50 to 80 bushels per acre with test weights described as phenomenal. Dodge City Co op notes harvest finished midweek and crop looks very good with high test weights.
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Son returns to family farm in Kansas harvest season
Shayne Suppes leaves Harley repairs and city life to return to Lane County wheat fields. He recalls his father’s offer of a place on the farm and is welcomed home by Ron Suppes as the family farming legacy continues amid expansive wheat acres and a history stretching to Primus Suppes in the 1950s.
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