Post Office

Orzag: Privatize the 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. More: continued here

The names are legendary; Williams, DiMaggio, Doby, Stargell and the Mt. Pleasant Post Office. OK, that last one may not be in Cooperstown, but it has a connection to these players. These Hall of Famers are now on a stamp. More: continued here

Authorities quickly nab post office robbery suspectjacksonprogress-argusAuthorities on Tuesday quickly nabbed the suspect in a mid-day robbery of the Jackson Post Office. Butts County Sheriff's Col. Larry Mooney said a man reportedly entered the post office around 11:20 a.m., Tuesday, and demanded money from one of the …and more » More: …

Murkowski hails hire of post office workerSacramento BeeJUNEAU, Alaska — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski sees the hire of another worker in the Skagway post office as a step toward getting residents "the kind of postal service they can count on." Murkowski raised concerns about staffing and mail delays following …Murkowski …

North Highlands man pleads guilty to post office burglarySacramento Bee (blog)A North Highlands man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Sacramento to burglary of a U.S. Post Office and theft of U.S. mail from four post offices in El Dorado County. According to court documents, 55-year-old Steven Joseph Rohner …

A North Highlands man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Sacramento to burglary of a U.S. Post More: continued here

Ripley County law enforcement is checking out a suspicious package found at the Naylor Post Office. More: continued here

A Post Office in Honor of CIA Officer Gregg WenzelSecrecy News (blog)The House of Representatives roused itself yesterday to name a post office in upstate New York after CIA officer Gregg Wenzel, who died in a car accident in Ethiopia in 2003 while under cover. “When a man has given …

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Berkeley to lose its Main Post Office?San Francisco Chronicle (blog)In response to falling revenue and rising costs, the USPS has been slowly selling off real estate. 40 American post offices have been put up for sale over the last year, some of them historic buildings. One …

Suspicious package found at Naylor Post OfficeKAITSo far, every residence and business within a 300 ft. radius of the post office has been evacuated and the Southeast Missouri Bomb Squad is on its way to send a robot in to x-ray the package. Sgt. Mike Barton told Region 8 News …