Post Office

Downtown post office site chosen for Student Urban Design CompetitionUltimate Montroseby Chris Peters | February 11, 2012 10:30 am Urban Land Institute's Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition will award $80000 to the top four proposals for Houston's downtown post office. Student design teams will submit a hypothetical … …

Two post offices cut back hoursBrunswick NewsBy NIKKI WILEY The Brunswick News Customers who use the Sea Island and Jekyll Island post offices are seeing shorter counter hours. Each location cut its office hours nearly in half Feb. 4. It was a decision made by the US Postal Service, … …

CBC.ca Post office mystery substance found to be common hair productStarPhoenixBy Jason Warick, The StarPhoenix February 10, 2012 11:00 PM Emergency personnel and the fire department's hazardous materials truck were called to the 51st Street post office sorting building after approximately 30 employees handled letters that had …Saskatoon workers evacuated …

89.3 KPCC (blog) LA Times tries to make new photo look old, but why bother?89.3 KPCC (blog)This one comes from the "just show us the damn thing" department: The Los Angeles Times (via the Huntington Beach Independent) posted a story today on how cuts to the US Postal Service might …

CBC.ca Mystery substance at post office common hair productStarPhoenixBy Jason Warick, The StarPhoenix February 10, 2012 4:28 PM Emergency crews were dispatched to Canada Post's distribution centre Friday morning to investigate the leak of a mysterious substance. It turned out to be a harmless hair care product, …Saskatoon workers evacuated …

Post Office Unveils New StampThe Spoof (satire)chirped Charles Bird, who was standing in line at the main post office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "Imagine! You can finally say that "The check is in the mail." and not be lying. And with no certain delivery date you don't even need to have …

The Raymore City Council on Feb. 6 passed a resolution strongly opposing any change in the Raymore Post Office’s status as a full-service postal facility, noting the city’s population growth rate as among the highest in Missouri. More: continued here

While winter has spared remote areas of Minnesota this year, proposed budget cuts will slam the North Country if the U.S. Post Office abandons its location in Ponsford. More: continued here

WASHINGTON — Teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, the U.S. Postal Service's quarterly loss ballooned to $3.3 billion amid declining mail volume and the soaring costs of health benefits for future retirees. More: continued here

Native and Rural Communities Face Devastating Post Office ClosuresHuffington PostWhile winter has spared remote areas of Minnesota this year, proposed budget cuts will slam the North Country if the US Post Office abandons its location in Ponsford. Ponsford, also known as the Pine Point community, has approximately 500 residents, … …