Post Office

New Yorker (blog) Is the Post Office Being Funny?New Yorker (blog)On Thursday, the United States Postal Service announced that it would be ending Saturday deliveries as of August, 2013. The decision is partly financial—it will save a couple billion dollars—but then, the post office wouldn't be going broke if not …

Effect of post office's Saturday change on Northern Nevada jobs unclearReno Gazette-JournalDespite the U.S. Postal Service's plan to cut all Saturday deliveries except packages, there are no plans for layoffs in Northern Nevada, said Toni Passot, manager of post office operations for the area. As for part-time positions, “we're not …

(File Photo) Postal workers assist customers with their postal needs Monday at the downtown post office. Monday is also the last day to have your tax returns post marked and sent. More: continued here

U.S. News & World Report Should the Post Office Stop Saturday Mail Delivery?U.S. News & World ReportE-mail and other electronic communication has lead to a dramatic decrease in letters and mail sent through the post office, contributing to a $15.9 billion loss in the agency's last budget year and tripling …

Routine delivery of mail on Saturdays will end beginning the week of Aug. 5 in a cost-cutting effort by the financially struggling U.S. Postal Service. However, post offices now open on Saturday will remain open, and packages and Express mail will be delivered. More: continued here

Saturday minus a visit from the mailman? More: continued here

The  Post office announced on Wednesday that it will be eliminating Saturday delivery later this year. More: continued here

Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Less volume and an exploding deficit prompt Post Office to rethink Saturday deliveries for First Class letters. More: continued here

A love letter to the the Post officeWashington PostThe decision by the U.S. Postal Service to end Saturday letter delivery may be another sign of the Post office's decline, but the man who may be the USPS's number one fan tells us why he's visited nearly 5,000 branches. The Fold/ …

New York Times Post Office Seeks to End Letter Delivery on SaturdaysNew York TimesThe post office said a five-day mail delivery schedule would begin in August and would shave about $2 billion a year from its losses, which were $15.9 billion last year. The Postal Service would continue to deliver …