After last year’s troubles, UPSers will be working on Black Friday this year

Posted on May 25, 2014May 25, 2014 by 21cpw

For the first time in several years, employees of United Parcel Service Inc. nationwide will be working on the day after Thanksgiving this year. That’s after shipping delays — brought on by heavy volume, weather and a shorter-than-average Christmas season — plagued the shipping giant last year. UPS is based in Atlanta, and its UPS Airlines…

Some unusual mailboxes stand out…

Posted on May 25, 2014May 27, 2014 by 21cpw

…and there’s often an interesting story behind them. With snail mail headed the way of landlines and newspapers, few give much thought to their mailboxes these days. In some neighborhoods, doorstep delivery is already extinct, replaced by clustered units in a central location. The move away from traditional mailboxes could be why residents who erect…