Post Office

Ralph Nader visits Berkeley, urges support of post officeDaily CalifornianThe movement to preserve Downtown Berkeley's historic post office has garnered national attention, bolstered by a visit from politician and activist Ralph Nader to the post office Tuesday. Following an announcement in April last year, the U.S. Postal … More: continued …

Hours of operation shortened for Sedgwick Post OfficeKAITThere might be plenty of traffic that goes past the Sedgwick Post Office on Highway 63, but as for traffic volume inside, Sedgwick falls in line with many other small town post offices with not enough business. "This is where everybody gets their …

TITONKA – Residents of the Kossuth County community of Titonka learned Tuesday evening that the customer service window at their local post office will be open four hours a day on weekdays, starting in October. The post office at 259 Main St. More: continued here

UPDATE 1-Italy post office says needs more funds to keep up full serviceReutersA 40 percent stake in the post office was due to be listed this year as part of a government drive to put stakes in several companies on sale and reduce Italy's sky-high public debt, but the plan …

Post office optionsColumbus CEOAs a part of the Post Plan, a few area post offices are slated for possible reduced retail window hours to help cut costs for the United States Postal Service. The Post Plan, implemented in May 2012, curtails hours of small, and some rural, post… More: continued …

New legislative proposal would turn the post office into a bankHousing WireIt's been rumored and discussed for months, but now it's one step closer to actually happening. The idea of the United States Postal Service offering banking services may have seem far-fetched when it was originally floated by the USPS …

The Nation. (blog) Could the post office get into the mortgage business?Housing Wire (blog)Imagine walking into your local post office, dropping off some mail, picking up some stamps and walking out with a mortgage. It may seem like a crazy idea but it's not as far-fetched as you may think, …

Post office optionsMarietta TimesPost office options. Reduced hours possible at Little Hocking and Newport. July 29, 2014. By Amanda Nicholson (anicholson@mariettatimes.com) , Marietta Times. Save | Post a comment |. As a part of the Post Plan, a few area post offices are slated for … More: continued here

Rural post offices cutting hoursKSN-TVThe postal service has been sending surveys to rural communities all over the United State asking them if they'd like to keep their post office, but so far none of them have been shut down, but hours have been reduced depending on the post offices work …

Tiny post office in a tree holeBoing BoingGareth says, "Lea Redmond, of Leaf Cutter Design and the World's Smallest Postal Service, did a photo illustration for Borg Like Me. She created a Lilliputian post office in a tree hole in the Berkeley Hills. She left it set up and it's …