Post Office

RED CLOUD — Red Cloud Postmaster Brad Young has come to treasure the three murals displayed in the post office there. More: continued here

Rural post office users deal with reduced hoursRutland HeraldCAVENDISH — Peter Ramsdell of Cavendish pulled his truck into the Cavendish post office parking lot minutes before it closed Saturday. He has used the Main Street office for 15 years because it's convenient and close to home. As Ramsdell walked in, …and more » More: continued here

ABC7Chicago.com Police in joint venture talks with Post OfficeFinancial TimesThe Post Office is in early talks with Scotland Yard and at least 10 other police forces on joint ventures which would see postal staff carry out basic police administration and mini police bureaus set up inside high street post branches. The idea …Small-town post office…

Murals add unique touch to Nebraska post officesSan Antonio Express"Nebraska's Post Office Murals: Born of the Depression, Fostered by the New Deal" includes 120 pages of photographs and never-before-published artists' sketches and drawings. Post offices in 12 towns around Nebraska received murals: Albion, Auburn, …and more » More: continued here

Post Office sent on path to profitabilityFinancial TimesThe coalition is pumping investment into the 370-year-old Post Office network in the hope that it can be converted into a mutually owned organisation like the John Lewis Partnership or the Co-operative Group. There are signs, however, that the aim of … More: continued here

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:15:20 GMT By David Lester YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC SARA GETTYS / Yakima Herald-Republic Tom Horrell talks with a customer at the Union Gap post office on Wednesday. Many of his customers know him by name and he chats with them while helping them ship packages and letters. Horrell is retiring after 38…

Court says post office must do better by GameflyWashington ExaminerWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service must come up with a better solution to a questionable pricing structure affecting Gamefly's video game DVDs and Netflix's movie DVDs, a federal appeals court said Friday. Gamefly, which sends rental video … More: continued here

Rural post office users deal with reduced hoursBarre Montpelier Times ArgusCAVENDISH — Peter Ramsdell of Cavendish pulled his truck into the Cavendish post office parking lot minutes before it closed Saturday. He has used the Main Street office for 15 years because it's convenient and close to home. As Ramsdell walked in, … More: continued…

Hibernia residents criticize cut in post office hoursDailyrecord.comLoaded for bear, Hibernia residents last week squeezed into the lobby of their post office to defend their little piece of Americana from going the way of the drive-in movie. Even when they learned the Green Pond Road facility would remain open, they … More: continued here

Surveys given on future of post officeThe Lawton ConstitutionOnce the survey results are received, USPS will examine the responses and determine action to take. Options will include maintaining the local post office but with operations reduced to six hours of window service each weekday and no changes to … More: continued here