Post Office

PolicyMic Orszag: Privatize US Post OfficeNewsMax.comThose who believe in the usefulness of government must be vigilant about making sure all its activities are vital ones, since the unnecessary ones undermine public confidence. With this in mind, Congress should now privatize the U.S. Postal Service.Analysis: The Post Office Struggles to SurviveNBC …

Berkeleyside Dozens rally to save Berkeley's historic post officeBerkeleysideHolding signs that read “Stop the Sale,” “Save Our Historic Post Office Building,” “Don't Sell Our Labor History,” about 100 people expressed dismay that the United States Postal Service intended to sell the 1914 historic building and move retail …New: Berkeley Post …

The bill to honor the late Cpl. Kyle Schneider passed the House of Representatives on Monday. More: continued here

For about 5 hours Tuesday, a small brown paper wrapped package brought the threat of terrorism home to Naylor, Missouri. More: continued here

Examiner.com Sherman Hemsley: From Post Office to Deluxe Apartment in the SkyExaminer.comAfter leaving military service, Hemsley started working the overnight shift as a mail sorter at the 30th Street Post Office before enrolling at the Academy of Dramatic Arts. After playing small roles in regional theater in the Philadelphia area …

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) New: Berkeley Post Office Rally Highlights Opposition to SaleBerkeley Daily PlanetThe ongoing public protest to keep the Downtown Berkeley Post Office from being “relocated”, and the historic building sold, continued Tuesday evening with a rally on the steps of the building. When the event started I …

Curbed EastBanc's Post Office Project ApprovedPatch.comEastBanc, Inc.'s proposed commercial structure for the rear of the Georgetown Post Office at 1215 31st St. NW was approved Tuesday by the Board of Zoning Adjustment. The project will be built almost entirely below ground level; an above-ground …Georgetown Is In An Approving Mood. …

Pasco drug dog stamps out drugs at post officeTbo.comBarney Morris of the Postal Inspection Service said his office realized there had been a significant upswing in the amount of drug trafficking taking place through the mail and something needed to be done. "We knew we couldn't accomplish this ourselves …and …

Bomb squad called after suspicious package found at post officeKAITSheriff Barnett called in the Southeast Missouri Regional Bomb Squad from Sikeston, who used a remote-controlled robot to enter the post office and examine the package. After picking up the box, Sheriff Barnett said the robot carried it outside "for …and …

Missy, a drug dog with the sheriff's office, has sniffed out 343 pounds of marijuana, 6 pounds of cocaine and $44,000 in cash in less than a year. More: continued here