DURHAM, N.C. — As the national average for a gallon of regular gas nears $4, and the prices for premium and diesel surge, the U.S. Postal Service is adding a surcharge of 8% to stabilize its finances.
“Small businesses in particular, but all businesses are so strapped right now and margins are so thin,” said Tiffany Griffin, co-owner of the Bright Black candle store in Durham.
Griffin said her family’s business sends most of their customers’ orders through Priority Mail…