Some post offices may reduce hoursHouma CourierLinda Livas helps Tia Johnson Friday morning in the Thibodaux post office. The Thibodaux post office is one of the closest options for residents of Kraemer, whose post office closed last year. By Katie Urbaszewski Three small post offices in the …and more » More: …
Read More »Fostorians respond to good postal news
Following months of thinking their post office would be closed, residents are thrilled to know that will not be the case any time in the near future. "I think that's a good deal," Fostoria Mayor… More: continued here
Read More »Free the Post Office!
What stands between the Postal Service and solvency? Congress. More: continued here
Read More »Rural post offices gain tenuous new lease on life – Pine Journal
Rural post offices gain tenuous new lease on lifePine JournalLast Wednesday the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced it had decided to save many of those post offices slated for extinction, opting to cut back on hours of operation instead. Wrenshall Post Office worker Tara Wain sorts mail earlier this …
Read More »Post office won’t close local branches, will cut hours in rural areas – Plain Dealer (blog)
Plain Dealer (blog) Post office won't close local branches, will cut hours in rural areasPlain Dealer (blog)By Sabrina Eaton, The Plain Dealer Lisa DeJong / The Plain DealerProtest signs are seen outside of the main Cleveland Post Office at 2400 Orange Ave. on Tuesday. Residents were protesting changes to the …
Read More »Free the Post Office! – New York Times
The Grand Rapids Press – MLive.com Free the Post Office!New York TimesIt could also close money-losing rural post offices and outsource the work to the local general store. It could shrink its work force. It could end Saturday delivery. It could raise prices, which are among the lowest in the …
Read More »Unions fear Tesco move into post offices
Through its One Stop convenience chain, the UK's biggest retailer has been taking part in the 'Post Office Local' pilot Tesco could become a major player in a restructured Post Office – handing out pensions and benefit payments – as a government sponsored cost-cutting drive looks to replace traditional counters …
Read More »Post office won't close local branches, will cut hours in rural areas
Hundreds of post office branches that were on a potential closure list that the U.S. Postal Service circulated several months ago are not currently part of cuts its planning to restore profitability. More: continued here
Read More »KCK post office closing over rent issue
Customers of the Indians Springs post office are unhappy that their facility is closing. The federal agency couldn't reach an acceptable deal with the landlord. More: continued here
Read More »Trail Days Hikers, Supply Packages Help Local Post Office
This week, the post office in Damascus got lots of packages and supplies and gear all for hikers coming into town for Trail Days. More: continued here
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