Rural areas will retain local post offices, for nowThe Morning SunBy Rosemary Horvath Max Root walks to his local post office– the size of some walk-in closets – in Elm Hall, to fetch the household's mail nearly every day. It is a ritual he has performed for more than 55 …

Are these really the Queen's bloomers? eBay auctioneer sells pair of lacy …Daily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter The estate of bon vivant Baron Joseph 'Sepy' de Bicske Dobronyi encourages eBay bidders to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in style – by buying her undergarments. The unmentionables are embroidered with the …

Press-Enterprise (blog) Post Office'Stamps Out Hunger' by the TonKTVZEach bin holds about 35 pounds worth of food. And by the end of the day, thousands upon thousands of food were collected. If you missed your letter carriers visit Saturday, you can drop off your food donations at any post office …

Paragould Daily Press Postal Service to keep rural offices open, cut hoursCincinnati.comWASHINGTON — The cash-strapped US Postal Service, bowing to pressure from consumers and lawmakers, backed off a plan to close as many as 3700 rural post offices next week in favor of a plan that reduces hours and makes …

Iowa among top 10 states hit by reduced post office hoursDesMoinesRegister.com (blog)Trying to make sense of the numbers whenever the United States Postal Service launches into a new cost-savings plan can be maddening — particularly because the plan shifts even as you try to reconcile the millions of dollars at …

If you happened to walk out to get your mail Saturday, you may have noticed bins for food — and may have donated a few items yourself. Saturday was the "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive, now in its 20th year, considered the largest one-day food drive in the world.. More: …

Blacksmith's fence may have bordered 1890 post officeSan Antonio ExpressOn the bottom, someone wrote, “Post office iron fence was made in blacksmith shop.” I have always wondered which post office was referred to by that note. I have an article from the San Antonio Express-News, Sunday, Jan. 2, 1966, with …

Redlands residents rally Postal Service to donate foodRedlands Daily FactsRedlands Mayor Pete Aguilar lends a hand to Post Office letter carrier Darrell Jefferies picking up bags of non-perishable food for the Letter Carriers Food Drive on Saturday. (John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) REDLANDS – You might have seen Mayor …and more » More: …

Fountain, Ebro post offices to remain openThe News HeraldFOUNTAIN — The US Postal Service's decision to keep the country's smallest post offices open means more than convenience for Fountain residents. “Actually it will mean a great deal because in a rural community, post offices are like fire departments … More: …

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