Post Office

NPR For Rural Towns, Postal Service Cuts Could Mean A Loss Of Identity : NPRNPRBrookfield, Vt., residents fear that Postal Service changes will eventually lead to the closing of their small town post office. About 1,300 people live in Brookfield, according to 2010 U.S. Census figures. Steve Zind/Vermont Public Radio. …

NPR For Rural Towns, Postal Service Cuts Could Mean A Loss Of IdentityNPRLast year, the U.S. Postal Service abandoned plans to close thousands of small post offices, opting instead to cut hours. But there are fears the cuts will continue until the rural post office is no more. Two highways …

Feedback for Sunday, Feb. 10: Questions about the post office, architecture …Daily Press•I am calling about the inconsistencies in the reporting of the Saturday closing of the post office. On the first page in Thursday's paper it states $16 billion for 2012. In the editorial it refers to $16 million. …

Dem Congressman Claims Cutting Post Office Jobs is RacistFrontPage MagazineThe U.S. Postal Service's decision to eliminate Saturday delivery could disproportionally hurt minority groups, according to Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee. “You're talking about just this reduction … More: continued here

San Francisco Chronicle Post office delivers architectural styleSan Francisco ChronicleIn an age when letters themselves are an endangered species, it's hard to recall the importance once attached to a post office branch; its presence meant that, literally, your neighborhood was on the map. This branch in the Excelsior offers a …

Post office delivers architectural style In an age when letters themselves are an endangered species, it's hard to recall the importance once attached to a post office branch; its presence meant that, literally, your neighborhood was on the map. Cityscape is a weekly look at a distinct slice of San …

Cannock, Willenhall and Kidderminster are among the branches that could be affected under the money-saving measures. However, customers across the region have mixed thoughts on the proposal, with some branding it a “a bad idea” while others said “it made sense”. More: continued here

Gallery: Post Office cartoonsOCRegisterWRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR Letters to the Editor: E-mail to letters@ocregister.com. Please provide your name, city and telephone number (telephone numbers will not be published). Letters of about 200 words or videos of 30-seconds each will be … More: continued here

Post office museum plans Delphos galaLimaOhio.comDELPHOS — The second annual gala at the Museum of Postal History will be Feb. 17 at the museum, 339 N. Main St. Cocktails begin at 5 p.m., and a buffet dinner is at 6 p.m. Entertainment includes trivia, keyboards by Bob Ulm and Jubilee …

Congress needs to deliver Post Office from its deficitCharlotte ObserverThe U.S. Postal Service, an independent agency that receives no taxpayer money for operation, is a 200-year-old institution still tethered to Congress by centuries-old shackles. Partly because of that impediment, and changing communication habits in a … More: continued here