Post Office

MinnPost.com James Gattuso: Time to deliver on post office closingsOCRegisterAmong them: closing underused post offices. It has so far identified about 3700 for possible closure, ranging from Pony Express Station in Fallon, Nev., to the US Capitol Station in Washington. The plan has caused an uproar, leading the Senate to …

Potential move to different downtown digs still many months away. More: continued here

Santa Barbara Independent Downtown Post Office May Be SoldSanta Barbara IndependentBy Nick Welsh (Contact) Workers at Santa Barbara's historic downtown post office were notified by Postal Service bosses that their current digs could soon be up for sale, but that their service — and their jobs — would be maintained …

Colorado's endangered rural post offices find friends in CongressDenver PostBy Allison Sherry Postal Service employee Cinthea Fiss collects packages for a customer Friday at Silver Plume's post office, which is one of 63 Colorado post offices that were slated for possible closure. However, a public and political outcry from …Valley …

Valley post offices could still be savedValley CourierBy RUTH HEIDE Courier editor ALAMOSA — San Luis Valley residents in communities where post offices are proposed for closure still have a chance of keeping them. The US Senate this week approved postal reform legislation that would at the very least … …

The U.S. Postal Service places it's Cuney Post Office on a list of locations to be shut down last year when looking to cut costs. However, the city isn't giving up hope, and met tonight to talk about future plans. More: continued here

Bloomberg Post Offices Tougher to Close Under U.S. Senate OverhaulBloombergA Senate bill to overhaul the cash- strapped US Postal Service would make it more difficult to shutter post offices considered too costly to maintain. The legislation would create an appeal process to let customers protest plans to close individual …The …

Boston.com The case for post office closuresBradenton HeraldAmong them: closing underused post offices. It has so far identified about 3700 for possible closure, ranging from Pony Express Station in Fallon, Nev., to the US Capitol Station in Washington. The plan has caused an uproar, leading the Senate to vote …Senate …

MiamiHerald.com Italian fugitive arrested outside Scotland YardMiamiHerald.comA British flag flying atop Scotland Yard's London headquarters is reflected in the windows of the Broadway Post Office on Friday, April 27, 2012, in central London. Police said Friday the post office was the unlikely site of the arrest of 49-year old …Fugitive …

PoliticMo Senator McCaskill's 'Post Office Reform' bill awaits approval from the US HouseKRCGby Mike DeFranco Several rural post offices that once faced closure could be saved by a bill sponsored by Missouri senator Claire McCaskill. Earlier today, the US Senate gave final approval to the US Postal Service reformation bill.McCaskill …