Post Office

Quillen: SOPA vs. common senseDenver PostBy Ed Quillen Suppose I walk to the post office and back, and along the way, I see a yard with a bicycle and a "for sale" sign. When I get home, I sit down on the front-porch swing. (We'll assume the weather has improved.) …

Beverly Dummitt is a member of the Verdi Mystery Club, a book group that had been holding its meetings in the Verdi Nature Center and Community Library, which was damaged by a burst pipe. More: continued here

Verdi residents struggle with library, post office woesReno Gazette JournalResidents lost their post office to fire last month, then water caused thousands of dollars in damage to a building that has served as a gathering space for members of this small community west of Reno. The unfortunate holiday daily-double began …

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US Post Office Sends Out Warning About Email VirusSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)Some postal customers are receiving bogus e-mails about a package delivery. The e-mails contain a link that, when opened, installs a malicious virus that can steal personal information from your PC. The e-mails claim to be from the US …

Indiana Public Media Bert Godin: Making sense of the Post Office financial situationLewiston Sun JournalBecause of the 2006 Postal Reform Law, the Office of Personnel Management (that handles pension checks) was forced to pay $5.5 billion a year and to overpay billions more into federal pension accounts. That turned out …

US Postal Service Could Close FE Warren AFB Post OfficeKGWNThe United Postal Service has sent letters to homes in Cheyenne asking them to fill out a survey on the feasibility of closing the FE Warren Air Force Branch post office and moving it to the Cheyenne Post Office. The discontinuance …

Mailbag: Yes, Falcon ripped Alex SmithESPN (blog)Our regular interaction in the comments sections, on Facebook and via Twitter has steered me away from the NFC West post office for too long. Let's do something about it on this Saturday, one day before the San Francisco 49ers play the NFC Championship …

Car Hits New Market Post OfficeWHSVA car hit the New Market post office at 9444 John Sevier Rd. Friday afternoon around 4:00. New Market Police Department Chief of Police Charles Peery said an older man accidentally hit his car's accelerator instead of the brake. … More: continued here

Postage hike spurs opportunityArizona RepublicTo shave off as much as $20 billion from its $75 billion annual expense budget, the agency is moving ahead with plans to close 3700 post offices and about half of its 487 mail-distribution centers. Besides the closures, it is proposing to raise rates …Stamp's cost …