Nothing wrong with a good franking scandal -- that is, a scandal about high officials abusing their free mailing or "franking" privilege. After all, there have been plenty of those scandals throughout ...

The widows of Presidents have been treated in many different fashions: Martha Washington, franking privilege; Dolly Madison, franking privilege and payment of $30,000 for husband’s manuscript (the ...

Three-page letter from Postmaster Gen. C. A. Wickliffe and First Asst. Postmaster Gen. S. R. Hobbie to Hon. M. H. Jenks, Chairman of the Sub-committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, U. S. House of ...

As hostilities between the colonists and the Crown grew, many people began protesting high postage rates by sending their letters "out of the mails." By sending letters by private courier or by ...

In my Christmas mailing, I received a very colorful 5x12 card from my congressman, Scott Perry. It was not a personal greeting, as it merely informed me how my congressman could be of service to me.

If you live in the greater St. John Township area, you likely got a slick brochure in the mail the other day from state Rep. Hal Slager, a Schererville Republican. The headline on one side read, ...

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Members of Congress are granted generous franking privileges that permit them to mail newsletters, speeches, surveys and other letters to their constituents free of charge. This is a costly perk borne ...