Post Office

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: A Post Office that isn't even second classThis is MoneyBy Jeff Prestridge New technology may be reducing (slightly) the interminable queues at some of the country's biggest post offices, but it has its flaws. Last week, I trundled along to the relatively new Crown Post office in Kensington, …

Press-Enterprise (blog) Post office, pantry stamp out hungerPress-Enterprise (blog)Today is one of those days the post office is making a few extra pickups and deliveries in the name of volunteerism. The annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive takes place all over the country today and Hemet is no exception, with …

Paragould Daily Press Rural post office's to stay openParagould Daily PressBy Lindsey Blakely The US Postal Service announced on Wednesday that it was abandoning its plan to close an abundance of rural post offices nationwide, instead opting to cut the hours of many. The postal service decided to keep existing …

Local post offices might see hours dropPost-BulletinBy Heather Rule Lyle Postmaster Wendy Murphy has helped folks with their US Postal Service needs for the past 12 years at the town's post office. "I love my job," Murphy said. "The interaction with people. It's a very good place to work. More: …

Hot Springs Sentinel Sussex Post Office Delivers For the HungryPatch.comThe Sussex post office will pick up your nonperishable items right from your mailbox… you just have to fill the bag. Sussex Outreach Services is volunteering to sort all the goods. By Denise Konkol Stamp Out Hunger Day is Saturday, May …

Mountain View woman seeks to rename downtown post office after son killed in …San Jose Mercury NewsBy Jason Green Customers leave Mountain ViewÕs main post office on Friday, May 11, 2012. Mountain View resident Karen Meredith is pushing to have the facility named after her son, US Army Lt. Ken …

When it comes to government programs in this country, every agency is like the children in the mythical Lake Woebegon: above average. Likewise, every government subsidy should be done away with, expect the ones that help us. More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service is banning international shipments of electronics using lithium batteries – such as smartphones, laptops and iPads – citing the risk of fire. More: continued here

Residents react to rural post office changesAberdeenNews.comCutting a post office's hours is better than having no post office at all, but it could create problems, residents throughout northeastern South Dakota said. Seneca's office might get its hours cut from six a day to two. Resident James Beam said he … …

KEARNEY— Some Sumner residents breathed a sigh of relief at the news that their town’s post office will keep its doors open. More: continued here