Saving post offices: Branchville spared, but others see reduced hoursThe Times and DemocratBut mail volume is plummeting — due to the economic recession and the increased popularity of mobile Internet devices — even as population growth adds 700,000 addresses across the nation each year. “We are losing money like crazy,” …

US Treasury rubber-stamps bonus requests from bailed-out firmsWorld Socialist Web SiteThe office tasked with monitoring the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) bank bailout fund issued a report Monday revealing that the US Treasury has routinely rubber-stamped requests from bailed-out firms for executive bonuses in excess …and more » More: …

Shoppers reminded to look for Valentine's Day gifts on PA Treasury's eBay AuctionCBS 21On the PA Treasury's eBay auction for unclaimed property (www.patreasury.gov), shoppers can bid on new items like diamond cluster and solitare rings, gold necklaces, bracelets and pins, and heart shaped pendants and earrings. Visit www.patreasury.gov …Cupid's Arrow …

New Stamp Prices in EffectPatch.comSeminole Heights residents hoping a drop a few letters into the mail this morning might want to check their stamps. The cost of sending out a letter just went up by a penny. The U.S. Postal Service raised the rate to mail a 1-ounce letter from …

St. Paul: Hamm Building post office closing in MarchPioneer PressThe end of an era is nigh. After putting city officials on alert months ago about a possible consolidation of its two downtown post offices, the U.S. Postal Service has confirmed it will close its retail location in the historic Hamm …

Schiff fights for post officeGlendale News PressAdam Schiff (D-Burbank) on Tuesday called on the U.S. postmaster general to abandon plans to close and sell the historic post office on Broadway in Glendale as part of a nationwide effort to rein in costs. In his letter, Schiff said closing the office …

Casino would improve odds for post office makeoverChicago Sun-TimesIt's been a year and a half since British investor Bill Davies unveiled massive plans for the old and unused Chicago Main Post Office that spans Congress Parkway. His proposal was fanciful and to many outlandish. Davies imagined a thicket of high-rises …

Duo retire from post office after decadesThe TennesseanPictured are, from left, longtime Dickson postal employees Viola H. Geddings and Becky England Clark during their retirement celebration Saturday in White Bluff. Clark's mother, Bernice Stokes, crafted the stamp quilt in the background. / Josh Arntz … More: continued here

BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Though shuttered for nearly a year and a half due to floodwaters from Tropical Storm Irene, ultimately neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night could keep the Milltown post office closed. read more More: continued here

Alleged Jodi Arias Courtroom Drawing Up For Auction On EBay Shows Snow …Huffington PostArias, a 32-year-old aspiring artist and photographer is accused of shooting Travis Alexander in the face, stabbing him 27 times and slitting his throat in the shower of his Mesa apartment in June 2008. The drawing, which …