Post Office

Response to Hamilton on the post officeThe Star DemocratIn response to the letter to the editor from George Hamilton, I too have had a similar problem with the post office in Easton and their tracking system. On Jan. 2, I was supposed to have received medication and also another prescription …

People have many ideas about how to improve the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here

As Denise Edwards chatted Friday with customer Lorena Nevins at the Prairieton Post Office, she reminded her customer about some recent changes. More: continued here

Maplewood Residents Express Concerns at Open Forum with Post Office Site …TheAlternativePress.comMAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Township hosted an information session with the designated developers of the downtown Post Office site in an effort to inform the public about the progress made on the project and to solicit feedback. Mayor Victor …

Post office trying to help but limited in what it can do. The mail is full of important paperwork this time of the year as employers, governments and brokerage houses send out tax-related forms.         More: continued here

Salon “Cynical and diabolical”: Issa attracts allies in quest to demolish Postal serviceSalonDimondstein countered that the program represents “A big step to privatization of the retail services that the post office does provide to the people of the country.” The provision of such services, argued Dimondstein, should be the work …

Guns.com Sen. Rand Paul wants to allow guns in Post OfficesGuns.comRan Paul added an amendment to a reform bill currently in Senate committee to allow guns to be carried inside post offices across the country. Providing that local law allow the lawful carry of firearms by a person not prohibited …

Banking at the Post Office: why the hell not?The Reality-Based CommunityIf in fact 68 million U.S. adults live in unbanked households, why not let the US Postal Service provide basic financial services? Not, it seems to me, either checking accounts or loans – USPS isn't really equipped to deal customers …

Coming to a Post Office Near You: Loans You Can Trust?Huffington PostAccording to a report put out this week by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Postal Service, about 68 million Americans — more than a quarter of all households — have no checking or savings …

Expanding financial services is available route for the Post Office, report saysSTLtoday.comThe inspector general's office said loans could be made available to people who have their paycheck directly deposited on to a Postal Service prepaid card. Consumers could borrow up to 50 percent of their paycheck at an effective annual …