MP eases concerns over loss of Post Office

Please Don't Close The Post OfficeThe ChattanooganI read in today's news that the Senate is asking members to give further consideration to the proposed post office closings. More than 80000 motorists in Hamilton County depend on our mail and internet options to renew their vehicle registrations. More: continued here

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have evacuated a post office in downtown San Jose after a mysterious white powder was discovered in a package. Fire Capt. Mary Gutierrez told the San Jose Mercury News  that two employees complained of sore throats and headaches after being exposed to the package. Gutierrez says those two, as…

The strike-hit SA Post Office depots are now filled to capacity as thousands of undelivered items are added each day to an ever increasing pile that might only be cleared by January. More: continued here

National Post Passport Now Required to Cross BorderKFYR-TV, NDYou can apply for a passport at the Post Office and you will need a certified birth certificate. "You need to have an official birth certificate. The one with the seal. You can`t have the one from the hospital. They won`t accept that as a copy of the…

New York Magazine Democrats Have a Plan to Save the Post Office– and Kill Payday LendersNew York MagazineBut the post office— with its economies of scale, and freedom from avaricious shareholders — could offer America's working class access to short-term credit at a fraction of the present cost. Under the current system, billions of dollars…

Rural post offices to remain openCortez JournalBy Reid Wright Journal Staff Writer Four area post offices being studied for closure will remain open with shorter hours under a new proposal from the US Postal Service. “We hope that the people understand (shorter hours) is a way to keep them open,” … More: continued here