Topic: Elmira (New York)

Crunch time at Postal Service: Five questions about post office closings.

The US Postal Service may shutter as many as 3,700 post offices nationwide, to help close a $20 billion revenue shortfall between now and 2015. How'd the venerable USPS get into this position? Here's the answer to that question and four others concerning what's next for the Postal Service.

Home sales down. But six cities defy housing gloom.

Home sales plunged in July and housing prices may dip again. But in six metropolitan areas, the housing picture is far brighter: Home values are rising and median prices are already well ahead of their peak during the housing bubble. Is your city on the list?

Elmira, N.Y.: unlikely darling of the housing market

Elmira, N.Y., escaped the housing market turmoil that spread throughout the rest of the US during the recession. How'd they do it?

Six ways bosses can cut your pay – and what to do about it

What schools learned about safety since Columbine

A supportive culture on campus is key, but some schools rely too heavily on security technology.

To minimize layoffs, employers cut worker hours

The practice is spreading as the US unemployment rate hits 7.6 percent.