There is a new plan to transform the historic Chicago post office near Congress Parkway. More: continued here

Defense Cuts in the Name of Debt Reduction But Really for Food Stamps, Basic …TIME (blog)“A lot of the spending cuts that we're making should be around areas like defense spending as opposed to food stamps,” he told NPR. Ironically, no domestic program can exist or operate if the nation …

One arrest has been made and another person is being questioned in connection with the murder of a local woman inside a Columbia County post office. More: continued here

The Postal Service has begun revealing 2012 commemorative stamps. One series of four stamps features a young child learning to ride with training wheels, a commuter pedaling to work, a road racer focused on the finish line, and an airborne BMX rider. More: continued here

Chicago Tribune Investor Reveals Big Plans For Old Post OfficeNBC ChicagoThat's the hope of Bill Davies, the investor who acquired the post office in 2009 and contracts on adjacent property. He hopes to use the space as a launch pad for a 20-acre development to expand the downtown area, according …

Prior Lake man indicted for making phony postage labelsPrior Lake AmericanAndre George Mehilove (also known as Andre George Solanikov and Andrejs Solanikovs) produced the stamps on his computer from other postage meter stamps he bought online, according to an indictment filed July 6 and unsealed this week following his …and …

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4 arrested in Portland for food stamp fraudkgw.comThe investigation began last November and resulted first in the arrest of Bounthan Somsanouk, who was charged in federal court with food stamp fraud. Portland police and federal agents learned that the Oregon Trail Card stamps were …and more » More: continued here

Cleaning woman killed inside Columbia County post officeKSLA-TVCOLUMBIA COUNTY, AR (KSLA) – Police in the tiny town of Waldo, AR are investigating a murder that happened at the post office. Right now authorities believe a cleaning woman was killed, and then her body was put into a van which the …

Post Office appointment is step towards split from Royal MailPost and ParcelThe Royal Mail Group has taken a step towards separating off its retail network, Post Office Ltd, by appointing a separate chairman of the Post Office board. Under the Postal Services Act passed by Parliament this summer, the group …