How will changes at the post office affect you?Gainesville SunCustomers prepare packages and mail in the lobby of the 34th Street Post Office Tuesday, December 6, 2011. By Chad Smith For some, the changes being proposed by the US Postal Service appear to be no big deal. Bill Eschmeyer, a …

Ahead of more post office closures, some East Texans already dealing with …KYTXPeople in one East Texas town are already dealing with the aftermath of their post office shutting down. The US Postal service shut down the Easton post office at the end of October. As CBS 19's Abby Broyles …

Borough council heard a lengthy report Tuesday from Larry Kumpf, lease holder of the New Eagle Post Office. More: continued here

Tuesday December 6, 2011 ZEKE WRIGHT Staff Writer BENNINGTON– Announcements of cutbacks and closures at the U.S. Postal Service outpace the actual process of trimming costs, but the cuts are occurring. Local offices under review The Postal Service announced Monday it would look to close more than half of its …

The downtown Fort Myers post office is participating in Operation Santa Claus for the first time this year. More: continued here

We need a food stamp overhaulKETKAt one of those hoity-toidy fish markets in the Washington DC area there was a sign on top of the jumbo crab legs saying you can buy that seafood delicacy with your food stamp card. Now before you think I am heartless and cruel let …

YNN, Your News Now US Postal Service to close downtown San Marcos officeAustin American-StatesmanDeclining mail volumes and route consolidations have left a number of facilities nationwide underused, according to the Postal Service, which relies on revenue from postage sales, products and services. However, unlike the post offices shuttering …San Marcos …

Newt Gingrich: Denies Lobbying, Calls Obama 'Food Stamp President'CNBC.comIn comparing himself with Obama, he said, “We are going to have the candidate of food stamps, the finest food stamp president in the American history in Barack Obama and we are going to have a candidate of paychecks.” The former House …

Tuesday night, post office workers and customers expressed their opinions on a proposal to close Albany’s mail processing facility. More: continued here

A woman who was unable to qualify for food stamps staged a standoff in Texas in which she shot her two children, ages 10 and 12. More: continued here