Post Office

The Government's reforms of the post office network could be undermined by deficiencies in the training of staff and the inflexibility of its proposals, ministers have been warned. More: continued here

Under plans to provide a new model called Post Office Local, there would be less privacy, limited services and many vulnerable pensioners would lose ‘their only social conversation of the day’. More: continued here

Going Postal: What Would A World Without Mail Look Like?Huffington PostThe post office in Syria, Va., is pretty easy to miss, but then so is the village of Syria itself. Lying in the eastern foothills of the Shenandoah mountains, about 90 miles from Washington, D.C., Syria has just a few …

Atkins post office fire suspicious, authorities say More: continued here

Steve Finacom confirmed rumors I’d heard when he reported on June 24 that the US Postal Service will soon sell Berkeley’s downtown post office. More: continued here

Berkeley Daily Planet New: Who Owns OUR (Downtown Berkeley) Post Office? (News Analysis)Berkeley Daily PlanetSteve Finacom confirmed rumors I'd heard when he reported on June 24 that the US Postal Service will soon sell Berkeley's downtown post office. If that sale goes through as planned, it will be only the …

Daily Beast Anthony Weiner may run for office againWashington PostFormer Congressman Anthony Weiner is said to be thinking of running for public office again. Weiner resigned from representing New York's 9th district in June 2011 after a sexting scandal. History shows American voters can be willing to give second …Report: …

Atkins post office fire suspicious, authorities sayTriCities.comA Sunday evening fire that completely destroyed the lobby of the Atkins Post Office on Lee Highway remains suspicious in nature, according to Virginia State Police and Smyth County Sheriff's Office investigators Monday.Atkins' post office catches fireWCYBall 2 news articles » More: continued here

Berkeley's main Post Office: Wake up to what we're losingBerkeleysideEven given the generally high quality of U.S. post offices, Berkeley's downtown one is a standout. The building has got charisma to spare. And that's why I was shocked when I read Steve Finacom's Daily Planet article on June 25 that …

MTV News 'Ice Age: Continental Drift' wins weekend box officeWashington Post (blog)Moviegoers this past weekend demonstrated their interest in seeing the new installment, spending a total of $46 million domestically.While Batman lurks, 'Ice Age' tops box officePost-Tribune'Ice Age' Debuts At #1 At Weekend Box OfficeMTV Newsall 1,718 news articles » More: …