Post Office

San Francisco Chronicle Congress is adding to post office bluesSan Francisco ChronicleCongress has resisted many of the Postal Service's efforts to generate new sources of revenue or to reduce costs, from raising the price of stamps to shuttering distribution centers and local post offices. Congress has effectively blocked efforts by …

WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service announced plans Wednesday transition to a new delivery schedule during the week of Aug. 5, 2013 that includes package delivery Monday through Saturday, and mail delivery Monday through Friday. More: continued here

Our view: Do what you must, post office; we'll adjustBudgeteerThe U.S. Postal Service's plan announced Wednesday to save $2 billion is “a drop in the bucket,” CNN said. But it's something. It's a start with the post office's financial challenges so well-known. And we get it. More people use e-mail; …

The Post Office is planning to close one in five of its major high street branches and open them as counters in local shops instead, it emerged today. More: continued here

Did the Post Office Just Seal Netflix's Fate?ForbesIn an effort to reduce costs, it was announced early this morning that the U.S. Postal Service would end Saturday delivery in August of 2013. While the announcement comes as no surprise to the street (the Postal Service has been warning of its …

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It was 2008 when Larry Langford raised eyebrows when he suggested that the iconic, yet financially troubled mail service, eliminate Saturday mail deliveries to conserve fuel and save millions of dollars. More: continued here

Jason Bryant of Goshen struggled to keep a flat package on top of a tall box as he walked into the Goshen post office Wednesday afternoon. More: continued here

TIME How Healthcare Expenses Cost Us Saturday Postal DeliveryTIMEA number of factors are behind the post office's deficit problems: More of us use e-mail and text messaging to stay in touch, driving down mail volume; private competition from carriers like UPS and FedEx has chipped away at the Post Office's …

Post office needs to do more than end Saturday mailBuffalo NewsThe post office announced Wednesday that it will end Saturday delivery of most mail starting Aug. 1. It will continue to deliver packages on Saturdays. Congress could try to prevent the end of Saturday service, but if it succeeded, it …