Post Office

Bomb squad called to Wilmington Island post office; everything safeSavannah Morning NewsDash Coleman/Savannah Morning News The Savannah-Chatham police bomb squad was called to Islands Center on Wilmington Island Sunday afternoon after police found a suspicious package in the post office. Bomb technicians quickly cleared the scene after … More: continued …

Postal food drive benefits Salvation Army food pantryHometownlife.comThat's why Mitchell, representing the Plymouth Post Office, is so anxious to help organize the 2012 Postal Carrier Food Drive to benefit the Plymouth Salvation Army's food pantry. The 20th annual collection takes place Saturday, May 12, … More: continued here

WASHINGTON — With financial losses mounting, the nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service is urging the House to quickly pass legislation that would give it wide authority to close thousands of low-revenue post offices, reduce labor costs and end Saturday delivery. More: continued here

What's in a town name? Pure AmericanaAlexandria Town TalkAlthough some will survive, and although a town that loses its post office doesn't necessarily disappear, postal closings will hasten the homogenization of our national map. Unusual local place names, often chosen by pioneer settlers to make a joke, …and more » More: …

Watauga Democrat USPS facing challenges due to cost of added retirement benefitsWatertownDailyTimes.comWhat about cutting mail on Saturdays? And fewer post offices dotting the north country's rural landscape? And in the face of a $20 billion hole in the budget, what does the future hold for the Postal Service? “I would …

Morristown Green Postal carriers food drive May 12Fond du Lac ReporterLetter carriers at the Fond du Lac Post Office will "Stamp Out Hunger" on Saturday, May 12 with their annual food drive. Letters carriers will be collecting non-perishable food donations as they deliver mail along their routes.Post office food drive …

Post office branch takes months to replace tattered American flagChicago TribuneDAYTON — To Ronald Cahill, the faded, ripped American flag that flew above the Mid-City Dayton United States Postal Service branch, 36 N. Ludlow St., on Friday morning was not a display of respect or love for our country. "I …

Landrieu: Rural post offices under the gunSulphur Southwest Daily NewsBy David Ryan Palmer Unless a certain bill passes the House and flies across President Obama's desk, it's quite possible that the Moss Bluff post office, along with many other rural post offices, could be shut down this time next month.Senator …

Iron Range town fighting for more than the mailMinneapolis Star TribuneCalumet challenges the decision to close its post office, which is a social hub for its residents. Mayor John Tuorila, 62, grew up in Calumet and returned after working out west for a few years. He and his wife, Jill, …

When post office delivers Sunday …Minneapolis Star TribuneToday's the day the post office delivers empty medicine bottles to 37000 households in the metro area. Yes, today: Sunday delivery for the first time since 1912, and you're getting nothing. It's a test to see if the post office can deliver medicine …