New plan spares 30% of Tokyo Post OfficeThe Japan Times, JapanJapan Post Holdings Co. said Friday it aims to begin as early as this month the delayed redevelopment of the Tokyo Central Post Office, after the government approved a new plan that preserves about 30 percent of the 78-year-old property. …Govt, …

Reward Offered For Information About Post Office BurglaryMyMotherLode.com, CAChinese Camp, CA — The United States Postal Service is offering up to a $10000 reward for information regarding a burglary at the Chinese Camp Post Office. Post Office Spokesperson Hilary Smith says an unknown amount of mail was taken sometime Tuesday … …

Exhibitions preview: Steve McQueen, Middlesbroughguardian.co.uk, UKTypically the artist proclaims the work unfinished until the Royal Mail agrees to actually issue the stamps. And, apparently, it might just happen. Support the McQueen campaign at artfund.org/queenandcountry. More: continued here

WTHI Post office helpsWTHI, INPO Box users can pick up their mail, read it, respond to it and recycle it without leaving the post office. This trial program encourages people to recycle material, with the assurance that sensitive information stays safe. "People can bring their mail … More: continued here

Cultural Post at White HouseNew York Times, United StatesBy ROBIN POGREBIN; Compiled by Patrick Healy President Barack Obama has established a staff position in the White House to oversee arts and culture in the Office of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs under Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser, … More: continued here

Stamps brought us togetherNorthfield News (subscription), MNI’m shocked to realize that I can’t remember whether I was a teenager or whether I was in my early 20s when I became interested in stamp collecting. Somebody told me that the woman at Bierman’s Music Shop at 506 Division was a stamp collector …

Canada Post: Fresh Rhododendrons Bloom for Your CollectionMSNBCTo welcome the pending arrival of spring, Canada Post today issued a set of two blooming stamps. With its delicate flaring petals, clusters of vibrantly coloured blossoms and deep evergreen leaves, the rhododendron (Ericaceae family) is one of the most … More: continued …

Postal workers march over sell-offThe Press AssociationPostal workers opposed to the Government's controversial plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail will take their campaign to the constituency of the Postal Affairs Minister. The Communication Workers Union will stage a march and demonstration in …Would the Royal Mail benefit from being partly …

Using phony documents and the identities of a dead man and a 5-year-old boy, a government investigator obtained U.S. passports in a test of post-9/11 security. More: continued here

“GMA’s” Robin Roberts talks with Michelle Obama about her agenda as first lady. More: continued here