Post Office

POST Office users are being asked their views on plans to move Chard Post Office 150 metres up Fore Street. More: continued here

It’s easy to poke fun at the poor post office these days. The service started by Benjamin Franklin in 1775 lost $5 billion this year—the seventh year of red ink in a row. Americans sent 44.3 billion fewer pieces of mail this year than in 2008, according to a recent study from IBIS World. You…

Adweek US Post Office Ads Have Never Really Delivered the GoodsAdweekIt's easy to poke fun at the poor post office these days. The service started by Benjamin Franklin in 1775 lost $5 billion this year—the seventh year of red ink in a row. Americans sent 44.3 billion fewer pieces of mail this year than in…

Clayton County Register Holidays highlight the value of rural US Post OfficesClayton County RegisterThough closing is a very real threat for many post offices in rural areas, Guttenberg Postmaster Nancy Ungs doesn't expect it's something the city will have to deal with anytime soon. “We're the largest city in the county, so I don't see…

Boston Herald Post office hopes to find a few elves to aid SantaBoston HeraldAt Boston's Fort Point Post Office, there are the brightly colored, traditional letters to Santa up on the wall — the cute ones, from little kids asking the jolly old elf not to wake up their new puppy on Christmas Eve, or…

Post office officials say Green Bay's processing and distribution center usually handles about 300,000 letters per day. More: continued here

To comment on USPS audits: ■ Mail: Office of Inspector General U.S. Postal Service 1735 N. Lynn St. Arlington, VA 22209-2020 ■ E-mail: auditprojects@uspsoig.gov More: continued here

Cheer Up, America: The Post Office Is Terrible in Canada, TooThe WireEveryone agrees the U.S. Postal Service is a frustratingly lousy company, but Americans can take solace in the fact that mail delivery is pretty terrible everywhere. Especially in Canada, where things are so bad, they're getting rid of door-to-door … More: continued here

Bethesda Now Postal service picks shortlist for White Flint post officeGazette.Net: Maryland Community News OnlineThe United States Postal Service is considering four locations for the new White Flint office. According to a Dec. 10 letter to Bethesda Regional Services Director Ken Hartman from Richard Hancock, real estate specialist for the postal service, the …Search Continues…

After losing the old post office because of mold issues, the town of Yemassee is trying to get a new one. They've found a building but can't move in without government approval. More: continued here