Tributes to 'dedicated' postmistress

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle American flag stolen from Henrietta post office to protest poppy policyRochester Democrat and ChronicleWhat so proudly hailed at the twilight's last gleaming outside the post office on Jefferson Road in Henrietta was gone Wednesday morning. Someone had stolen Old Glory. In its place was a note that workers there paraphrased as…

Citing a reduction in workload and a drop in revenue, the U.S. Postal Service officially announced this past Wednesday it would be reducing the hours of operation at the post office in Morton. More: continued here

Letter carriers recall days at downtown post officeTopeka Capital JournalSpotts was hired by the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail for the downtown post office during the 1952 and 1953 Christmas seasons; in-between, he worked at the Post Exchange at Forbes Air Force Base. By January 1954, he was a “sub” for the post office….

Post Office Changes ComingPeninsula PulseYou have to think level-headed old Ben Franklin, first Postmaster General of these United States, would approve of a bill introduced on July 23, 2014, by Rep. Cedric Richmond (D – New Orleans) as an antidote to the U.S. Postal Service's severe monetary …South Shore yawns about post office changesWatertown Public Opinionall…

Saving the Post Office One Stamp at a TimeBloombergThe idea would be that Anycorp's stamps, rather than being used simply on its own mail, would be for sale at every post office. I have no idea what rates the market might bear. But private companies that print stamps carrying business logos often … More: continued…

OregonLive.com Colorado firm picked for downtown Portland post office redevelopmentOregonLive.comPortland's economic development agency picked a Colorado firm to assist in planning for the soon-to-be-vacated downtown post office blocks, one of the largest development opportunities in the city center. The board of Prosper Portland picked Denver … More: continued here