Future of Rapid View post office in questionMeadow Lake Progress, Canada –2 hours agoThe community of Rapid View wants to keep the post office where it is, but Canada Post has different plans. A meeting was held at the Rapid View Community …Fighting for the hub of a communityMeadow Lake Progressall 2 …

I’ve just heard someone defend government policy with supreme self-confidence from the dispatch box. It was Ken Clarke. In his first major speech in the Commons since returning to the shadow cabinet as shadow business secretary, Clarke lavished praise on the absent Lord Mandelson for proposing the part-privatisation of the …

Richland Post Office celebrates LincolnVineland Daily Journal, NJ –15 minutes agoVega, acting postmaster of the Richland Post Office at 1276 Harding Highway, mounted a fun-oriented mini-tutorial on Lincoln during Thursday's event — held … More: continued here

Warwick council HQ may accommodate post officeWarwick Courier,  UK –33 minutes agoBy Staff Copy Officials will explore the possibility of adding a post office to a proposed joint customer service centre for Warwick District Council and … More: continued here

Pueblo Chieftain Post Office CompromiseHartford Courant, United States –2 hours agoFor those business customers that would be hurt by a reduction in delivery days, why not keep local post offices open on the day that mail is not delivered …Post Office changes will impact local businessesLeesville Daily LeaderMain St. Postal Service site …

The Royal Mail is to hold a two-day summit with union leaders next month to discuss modernising the business amid reports that thousands of jobs are to be axed. The postal group is aiming to cut costs by 10% and to press ahead with a huge modernisation programme in the …

San Francisco Chronicle AP Interview: Whitman criticizes Calif budget planSan Francisco Chronicle,  USA –13 hours agoIn a telephone interview Thursday with The Associated Press, the former eBay chief executive criticized the emerging plan to close California's $42 billion …Former EBay CEO to run for California governorNorth Denver NewsAP Interview: Whitman criticizes …

Hoover students take short route to post office lessonCorvallis Gazette Times, OR –30 minutes agoAt least as long as they are mailed within the school during a three-week annual learning section on how the post office works, according to third-grade … More: continued here

Boston Globe A PRESIDENT'S DAY Four new Lincoln stamps mark 200th birthdayKansas.com, KS –1 hour agoThe girls' reading was part of an unveiling of four new stamps that honor the school's namesake and the country's 16th president on the 200th anniversary of …Video: Obama Pays Tribute to LincolnAssociatedPressNew Abraham Lincoln StampsMSNBCLincoln stamps …

MSP asks public to sign up to save the Royal MailHamilton Advertiser news, UK –10 minutes agoTHE SNP MSP for South of Scotland, has encouraged people in Clydesdale to sign a petition calling on the Prime Minister not to privatise Royal Mail. … More: continued here