LETTER: Poor management costing post office

The Post Office has launched its first festive advert in five years in an effort to bring more people in to its stores. It will make its first TV showing during the breaks of the X Factor on ITV on Sunday evening. More: continued here

Back office catches fire in Skamania post officeThe ColumbianA fire Sunday at a post office in Skamania County damaged a back office and made for some smoky mail for area residents. Crews were called to the post office at 1182 Wind River Highway at about 5 a.m., Clark County Deputy Fire Marshal Dan Young said….

Long wait at L Datu post officeDaily ExpressLahad Datu: Customers were forced to stand in queue for hours while waiting for services in the Post Office here. According to some caught in the queue, …and more » More: continued here

Post office offers free recyclingOgemaw County HeraldPostmaster of the West Branch post office Gary Brock said the recycling program offered through the USPS is effective on two levels. … More: continued here

Heaven knows Santa needs all the help he can get, given everything he has to do before he takes off Saturday night. But for decades, a special memorandum of agreement has existed between Santa Claus and the U.S. Postal Service. It’s so special, not even Congress interferes. After all, think of all those letters children…

Seattle Times Fear grips Tennessee town after post–office slayingsSeattle TimesAnd the cut-ups who used to hang out outside the coin laundry next to the post office are mostly gone. It's been a month since two female postal workers … More: continued here