Post Office

Press-Enterprise (blog) POST OFFICE: Reduced hours spurs frustrationPress-Enterprise (blog)When I got back to the newsroom, I called the U.S. Postal Service. A friendly spokesman said would check to see if the Sunnyside office was one many across the nation that are cutting retail hours in order to reduce “consolidation” — …

Arthur Christopher Schaper: Post Office epitome of waste and insularityCapital Times (blog)Dear Editor: John Nichols laments that the end of Saturday service from the United States Post Office is a threat to democracy. Arguing that marginal populations will lose their voting franchise following the discontinuing of Saturday service, Nichols … …

'Signs' of New Life at Vacant Post Office LocationPatch.comIt was just a few months ago that Falls' pair of post offices were consolidated into one location on Appleton Avenue. However, “signs” of life are showing inside the vacated postal facility off of St. Francis Drive. For eight years, Fastsigns has …

An unattended package in front of the downtown Athens post office that led to the shutting down of part of East Hancock Avenue today turned out to be a bag of clothing, according to a report from an Athens Banner-Herald reporter on the scene. More: continued here

Unattended package at Athens post office turns out to be bag of clothesOnline AthensAn unattended package in front of the downtown Athens post office that led to the shutting down of part of East Hancock Avenue today turned out to be a bag of clothing, according to a report from …

The Drum US Mail to Lose a Day as British Forces Post Office Gets a Brand Refreshbrandchannel.comThe old adage about mail being delivered whether there is rain, sleet or snow doesn't cover whether the letter carrier makes appointed rounds if the Postal Service is losing billions of dollars. The USPS, …

In suit, newspaper association argues post office gave mass mailer an unfair …Poynter.orgThe agreement “granted Valassis Direct Mail discounts of 20 percent to 34 percent on new mail pieces containing advertising from national retailers of durable and semi-durable goods,” the NAA says in a release announcing the brief. (You can …

Dear Editor: John Nichols laments that the end of Saturday service from the United States Post Office is a threat to democracy. Arguing that marginal populations will lose their voting franchi… More: continued here

The chain is losing profits and is forced to close branches.(PRWEB UK) 11 February 2013 According to a recent article in The Times, The Post Office plans to seek partnerships with retail firms for 70 of its main high street branches.Currently the organisation is losing £40 million a year yet …

The post office wants to end most Saturday deliveries. That just feels wrong, like hacking away a piece of Americana. Our mail carriers are supposed to persevere through rain and shine and cold and dark and angry dogs and every other obstacle thrown in front of them. But they always …