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There are 186 post offices are slated for closure around Arkansas. More: continued here

ALMOUTH, Trelawny — Heavy rains in Falmouth this morning has forced the post office in that north coast town to provide limited service, due to the flooding of the 19th century building that houses the facility. More: continued here

Dover Post Office escapes Postal Service axYorkdispatch.comAccording to a spokesman, the US Postal Service is no longer considering the post office for possible closure as part of a nationwide search for ways to cut the agency's costs. The decision was based on "the needs of the service and current operating … More: continued here

WASHINGTON — DFL Sen. Al Franken is calling on members of the U.S. House to back a bill that would make it harder to close post offices and mail-processing facilities — including one in Rochester. More: continued here

Legislation May Delay Post Office ClosuresJamestown Post JournalBy Remington Whitcomb (rwhitcomb@post-journal.com) , The Post-Journal US Sen. Charles Schumer is proposing legislation which could keep thousands of rural post offices open, however the United States Postal Service's Board of Governors have questioned … More: continued here

The Dover Post Office is staying open – for now. According to a spokesman, the U.S. Postal Service is no longer considering the post office for possible closure as part of a nationwide search for ways to cut the agency's costs. More: continued here

Neither rain nor sleet nor snow may have stopped the Pony Express, but the nation's oldest and second-largest employer is now under attack . Claiming the United States Postal Service (USPS) is bankrupt, critics are pushing legislation that would defuse the postal crisis by breaking the backs of the postal workers' unions and mandating widespread…

Postal reform bill includes protections for ND postal facilitiesMinot Daily NewsAmendments to a postal reform bill that passed the US Senate Wednesday would preserve North Dakota's rural post offices and possibly Minot's mail processing facility, according to US Sens. Kent Conrad, DN.D., and John Hoeven, RN. More: continued here

Today’s THV Franken fights planned post office closuresPost-BulletinAl Franken is calling on members of the US House to back a bill that would make it harder to close post offices and mail-processing facilities — including one in Rochester. The US Senate approved a bill Wednesday that puts a two-year moratorium on the …FIGHTING POST OFFICE…

Bill would delay closing of postal centersSoutheast MissourianBy Melissa Miller ~ Southeast Missourian Legislation approved Wednesday by the US Senate would keep post offices and mail distribution centers open for now. Last year, the postal service announced its intentions to consolidate operations and close … More: continued here