Amazon to Begin Sunday Deliveries, With Post Office’s Help – Wall Street Journal

Russian Post searching for lucky winner of $8.5 mln lottery jackpotTASSMOSCOW, November 9. /TASS/. The Russian Post is looking for the fortunate individual who purchased the winning lottery ticket from a Voronezh Region post office between October 23 and November 3, the federal postal operator's press service told TASS. More: continued here

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog) As Postal Service grapples with red ink, users fear cutsBoston Globe“A lot of people would miss it,'' says Tony Conway, a 34-year post office veteran who now heads the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers. The letter carrier or clerk is the face of the mail. But the $1.1 trillion private mailing…

AN enterprising rescue plan to provide a post office service from a Saddleworth pub has been thwarted. Charles Brierley, managing director of the White Hart at Lydgate, studied a proposal to offer “a pint and post” service at his 18th century pub. More: continued here

Hundreds sign petition over post office closuresDewsbury Reporter, UK –11 minutes agoBy Claire Armstrong SAVILE Town folk turned out in their hundreds to oppose plans to close their local Post Office. Dewsbury MP Shahid Malik held a public … More: continued here

Citizens speak out on proposed postal closuresBluefield Daily Telegraph“People are not going to the post office the way they used to,” Cavinder said. “There are a lot of small towns in West Virginia that don't have a post office.” Cavinder spoke frankly about the challenges that the Postal Service is facing. …and more » More: continued…

MyFox Philadelphia Some post offices staying open late for tax deadlineSuburban Life PublicationsFor those who still haven't submitted their income tax returns — and who do it the traditional way through the mail — there will be a couple more hours tonight to make it to the post office. …Race to the post office is…