Public sends message: Don’t close post office (Pensacola News Journal)

The Associated Press Small towns fear losing holiday postmarksSeattle Post Intelligencer6, 2011, photo shows the postmark cachet depicting the three wise men following the Star of Bethlehem on a letter stamped at the Bethlehem, Ind., post office. For decades, the post office in this little town of Bethlehem has been Christmas destination …Small towns fear…

Editorial: No way to stamp out post office deficitsOCRegister (subscription)Postage rates for a first-class letter rose Sunday from 46 cents to 49 cents, a 6.5 percent increase. The U.S. Postal Service says it needs to raise the rate to recoup money lost during the recession but this revenue will only put a dent in the…

Sussex Express PICTURES: Hundreds join protest against closure of Lewes Post OfficeSussex ExpressDressed in post-box red and waving giant letters and postcards, protesters took to the streets of Lewes on Saturday (March 5) to campaign against the closure of the town's Post Office. The peaceful protest started at the Post Office, on High Street, at…

ABC 10 News NOW Munising post office renamed for Upper Peninsula womanseattlepi.comMUNISING, Mich. (AP) — A post office in Michigan's Upper Peninsula has been renamed in honor of a woman remembered for her dedication to family, community and country. TV stations WLUC and WBUP report the Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office was …Post office re-dedicated to…

Closed since January over health concerns about mildew and mold and negotiations over lease terms, the Bangor Post Office is set to reopen Saturday, Aug. 25. More: continued here

ALMOST half of all holidaymakers from the South West will be making cut backs on their holiday costs this year, according to a new survey from Post Office Travel Services. More: continued here