Village fight to keep post office (BBC News)

Spiritwood post office to replace flagpole after complaintJamestown SunGeorge Quigley, Spiritwood, said that the Spiritwood post office flagpole is close enough to the building that the flag touches the roof of the building when at half-staff. He noticed the problem on Monday, a day after President Barack Obama ordered … More: continued here

Local residents who submitted a “letter of intent” to make an offer for the 96-year-old Dundas post office building are asking the anonymous parties who are interested in buying the landmark property to contact them. More: continued here

The Guardian Post Office staff to be balloted on potential strikeMetroAlmost 4000 members of staff at the Post Office are to vote on holding a possible strike in a row over a recently-announced pay freeze. …Post Office staff in strike voteBBC NewsPost Office staff to hold strike ballot over pay disputeThe GuardianPost Office workers vote…

Barnstable Patriot Cummaquid delivers for its post officeBarnstable PatriotAt a public meeting Oct. 18 in Barnstable-West Barnstable Elementary School, there were many definitions of what the postage-stamp-sized Cummaquid Post Office on Route 6A means to residents of the northside hamlet. Seventy-plus turned out to support … More: continued here

Iowa Public Radio Des Moines Mail Carriers Suffer Heat Illness, Post Office Cited By OSHAIowa Public RadioA post office in Des Moines has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after two employees developed heat-related illnesses while delivering mail this summer. In one incident a mail carrier ended up in the emergency room,…

MP rebellion fails to stop post office closuresTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –6 minutes agoBy Christopher Hope, Home Affairs Correspondent Anger at post office closures boiled over in the House of Commons when Labour MPs staged a mass rebellion … More: continued here