Part 11 in a series of glances back at the sports pages of the Times-Journal through each month of 2011. Watch for this feature series to continue through New Year’s Eve. (Items appear on their date of publication.) R.[…] More: continued here

Members of the local chapter of the American Postal Workers Union will hold an “informational picket” Tuesday to draw attention to a proposal to consolidate mail processing in Kansas City. More: continued here

Laclede Mayor Makes Post Office PleaLinn County LeaderThe small post office in Laclede is under threat of closure from the United States Postal Service. But the citizens of Laclede are not going down without a fight. By Dustin Watson In the September 2, 2011 edition of the LCL, we featured …

CBC.ca High winds rip roofing off St. John's post officeCBC.caRoofing materials dangle from the main Canada Post centre in St. John's early Friday morning. Roofing materials dangle from the main Canada Post centre in St. John's early Friday morning. (Cecil Haire/CBC ) The main post office in Newfoundland and …and …

PDF Devices Barnes and Noble slash Nook Color prices to $179 for eBayPDF Devicesby Anuradha Shukla on December 30, 2011 Barnes and Noble have further slashed the price of their $200 Nook Color to $179 on eBay. However, how long this sales is on is unconfirmed Here is some good …

Local union to hold "informational picket" at post office TuesdaySpringfield News-LeaderThe planned union picket, meanwhile, is scheduled from 1-4 pm Tuesday outside the main post office, 500 W. Chestnut Expressway. In a news release this morning, the group warned of several impacts on the Springfield area if the plan is …

DigitalJournal.com New postage stamp prices to take effect Jan. 22DigitalJournal.comNew stamp prices set by the delivery agency are expected to commence next month, along with other new shipping rates. The USPS had announced in a Nov. 28 blog post back in November the new shipping and postage rates would take …

Washington Township police department prepares to auction off vehicles on eBayGloucester County Times – NJ.comIt's on to a new life for some township police cars, as the department prepares 22 out-of-commission vehicles to go up for sale on the online auction site, eBay. Chief of Police Rafael Muniz said the …

Relocated Benfleet postbox sparks parking chaosEchoRoyal Mail was forced to remove a postbox from a small shopping parade in Benfleet High Road, near Church Corner, before Christmas after the landowner called for it to be relocated. It was moved to the corner of the High Road and St Mary's Close, …

BBC News Royal Mail's web glitch persistsBBC NewsA Royal Mail website that allows people to calculate their postal costs has now been broken for more than a month. The Price Finder page – which calculates postal costs of packages based on size and weight – has been closed since 21 …