Post Office

Tuesday the U.S. Senate approved an amendment put forth by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Portland, prohibiting the closure of many rural post offices. The Imnaha Post Office, on the chopping block last summer, could be saved if the House passes the amendment. More: continued here

PoliticMo Senator McCaskill's 'Post Office Reform' bill awaits approval from the U.S. 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.Postal …

KPIC Senate bill would save post officeLa Grande ObserverThe Imnaha Post Office, on the chopping block last summer, could be saved if the House passes an amendment put forth by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Portland, prohibiting the closure of many rural post offices. Tuesday the US Senate approved an amendment put …

A vote by the Senate Wednesday evening, and passing a postal reform bill would allow the William Street Post Office to remain open for the next 3-5 years. More: continued here

PoliticMo Postal Service Bill Passes Senate With Missouri AmendmentsPatch.comUS Senators Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt each won passage of amendments to slow the down the process of closing post office branches. By Jason Rosenbaum The Postal Service handles more than 44 percent of the world's mail volume — delivering more …

Post office for Airport Metro stationDeccan HeraldAirport Express Metro commuters can now carry out postal transactions at the New Delhi Metro station with the launch of a post office at the station. This is for the first time that a postal service facility has been made available at any metro …

Washington Times Postal Pinch, Part 2WCAX"Frankly, 25000 of our post offices are, and we have about 32000, are not meeting their own expenses," said Tom Rizzo, a spokesman for the US Postal Service. "We simply don't need as many facilities as we did a few short years ago and the …

WJLA Postal Service Releases Video in Armed RobberiesNBC4 WashingtonBy Richard Jordan The US Postal Inspection Service has released surveillance video and police sketches in two separate armed robberies that happened last year. Video from the Suitland, Md., post office taken in September shows two men dressed in black …Postal inspectors …

Daily Yonder Franken: Bill could keep rural post offices openMinnesota Public RadioLegislation on its way to the US House includes a moratorium on rural post office closings, which could keep dozens operating in Minnesota. Minnesota US Sen. Al Franken says a postal reform bill the Senate passed Wednesday would give …

A POSTMISTRESS who was jailed for stealing nearly £75,000 from the Post Office has been spared having to repay £40,000 in compensation. More: continued here