Post Office

The Post Office has launched a new range of mortgage products with reduced rates on a number of first-time buyer deals. More: continued here

People worried about the future of a south Norfolk post office will have the chance to have their say at a public meeting on Friday. More: continued here

New Muskogee Postmaster Chris Baker digs into the dirt while post office custodian Andy Rackley pulls dead shrubs from in front of the building. Baker, who took the position Saturday, said he wants the make the community proud of its post office. More: continued here

Hindustan Motors and the Post OfficeNational Review Online (blog)At one time, people in India had to get on a waiting list to buy Hindustan Motors' Ambassador automobile, even though it was an obvious copy of Britain's Morris Oxford of some decades earlier. The reason was simple: The Indian government would …

PROPERTY owners are hoping to get the stamp of approval for a new restaurant venture earmarked for Weymouth’s old post office site. More: continued here

WPEC Crooks preying on Post Office customersWPECThe U.S. Postal Inspection Service says crooks are quietly installing skimmers on automated stamp vending machines in Post Office lobbies across the country. Skimmers have been found at post offices in at least 13 states, including Florida. “I come …and more » More: continued here

US Postal Service offers reward in explosion at Marin post officeMarin Independent JournalThe incident occurred at about 3 a.m. Sunday, when residents reported numerous explosions near the post office on Sir Geronimo Valley Drive. Authorities determined that someone set off explosives in a blue mail colllection box outside the post …

GOVERNMENT LEVIATHANWND.comOur post office, like the Hindustan Ambassador, has had a long run as a government-protected monopoly. But just a partial erosion of that monopoly, with the appearance of United Parcel Service and Federal Express, has threatened the viability of the …Government-Protected U.S. Post Office A Lot Like Shoddy Indian …

An armed robber in thongs has terrorised a post office employee with a gun in Melbourne's west. More: continued here

How to live at city hall – or a post officeToday.comGovernment buildings that have outlived their public use sometimes hit the open market. The private homes they turn into carry a hint of the past — or a lot more. Check out these former government buildings that have been converted …