Post Office

Congress Gets Serious About Saving the Post Office (Finally)BusinessweekBy now, most people know the U.S. Postal Service is on the brink of insolvency. But in the last few years, Congress has sometimes acted as though it was indifferent to the agency's troubles and the possibility that it might require a …

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EastBanc pays $1.9 million for Georgetown Post OfficeWashington Business JournalEastBanc Inc. has closed on its $1.9 million acquisition of the Georgetown Post Office at 31st and M streets NW as part of a plan to renovate and expand the historic property. EastBanc affiliate Pony Express LLC acquired the site from …

Birnamwood food mart to serve as Village Post OfficeThe Shawano LeaderBackes Food Mart in Birnamwood will open the 15th Village Post Office (VPO) in the state on Tuesday. The new postal center will be officially opened by brothers Dan and Dave Backes and Lori Rogney, area post office operations manager. …

BARSTOW • Outside drop boxes in front of the post office were sealed Wednesday as authorities investigated reports of mail theft. “We received a few complaints about customers saying their mail had been taken at the boxes,” said Stacia Crane, a… More: continued here

Judge rejects plea deal for ex-Post Office workerNortheast Mississippi Daily JournalOXFORD – An Ecru man faces a full-scale federal trial on charges he stole $20 from the U.S. mail. Monday, Senior U.S. District Judge Neal B. Biggers rejected a plea agreement for 50-year-old Steven Joslyn, a former U.S. Postal Service …

Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe told a House committee today the Postal Service continues to face systemic financial challenges because it has a business model that does not allow it to adapt to changes in the marketplace and it does … More: continued here

Post and Parcel Post Office Future Looks Grim, Says PostmasterWebProNewsPostmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe told a House committee today the Postal Service continues to face systemic financial challenges because it has a business model that does not allow it to adapt to changes in the marketplace and it does not …

Mail theft reported at post office drop boxesDesert DispatchBARSTOW • Outside drop boxes in front of the post office were sealed Wednesday as authorities investigated reports of mail theft. “We received a few complaints about customers saying their mail had been taken at the boxes,” said Stacia Crane, … More: continued …

6abc.com (blog) Leaked Substance in Post Office Arouses Suspicion6abc.com (blog)A post office in Alabama was evacuated after the arrival of a suspicious substance that leaked and sent several workers to the hospital. But while the substance was suspicious, it was not dangerous. It was KY Jelly, an arousal gel. On …