Post Office

Eatonville Post Office to be named for slain park rangerThe Seattle Times (blog)EATONVILLE — The U.S. Postal Service is paying tribute to National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson who was shot and killed in 2012 while doing her job at Mount Rainier National Park. The Eatonville Post Office was set to …

Voice of San Diego Let Me Pay the Post Office to Stop Trashing My HouseVoice of San DiegoI kid the Post Office. To be clear, I've never met a rude letter carrier and I still do think it's amazing I can send something across the country so quickly. I don't …

SFGate Strike a blow for democracy – save Canyon's post officeSFGateWe have good company. The U.S. Postal Service is closing down hundreds of post offices. Lots of media coverage has focused on what small community offices provide that will be missed: camaraderie, chances to catch up on gossip and news …

Twenty-one companies have applied to underwrite Japan Post's [IPO-JAPP.T] initial public offering scheduled for 2015, which market participants expect to raise almost $10 billion (6.02 billion pounds) for the government. State-owned Japan Post provides post office, insurance and banking services and is the country's largest savings institution. The IPO will …

KANE — The reduction of operating hours at the James City Post Office is being met with resistance. More: continued here

CBS Local Hazardous-materials scare at SF post officeSFGate (blog)Crews from the San Francisco Fire Department evacuated a post office in the Sunset District on Thursday evening after a mystery substance caused several customers to complain of itchy throats and watery eyes upon entering the building. The first calls …San Francisco …

It may be a sign of the times: A small-town post office shutting down on Saturdays as part of a response to declining letter mail volumes. More: continued here

Refusing the U.S. Postal Service’s earlier request for a six-month lease extension on the downtown Eau Claire post office, the city’s Redevelopment Authority will meet today to discuss a possible two-month extension. More: continued here

CBS Local SF post office evacuated in hazardous-materials scareSFGate (blog)Crews from the San Francisco Fire Department evacuated a post office in the Sunset District on Thursday evening after several customers complained of itchy throats and watery eyes upon entering the building. The first calls came into the Fire …San Francisco …

SavingAdvice.com Are Post Offices Open on Labor Day 2014?SavingAdvice.comIt's often difficult to remember what is and isn't open when the different holidays arrive. This can be especially true when the holiday lands on weekday when most stores and businesses are open. A perfect example of this is Labor Day which …