Post Office

BETHLEHEM, Ga. (AP) — Workers and volunteers in the north Georgia town of Bethlehem have put the town’s coveted postmark on about 100,000 Christmas cards. Fox 5 Atlanta reports (http://bit.ly/sRCCa9) the post office processed about 123,000 cards last year from people who ship them from all over the world. Bethlehem …

Protesters occupy Corvallis Post OfficeCorvallis Gazette TimesBarry Sherr of Corvallis, right, signs a petition presented by Dana Allen and Chris Legg of Occupy Corvallis during lunch hour on Monday at the downtown Corvallis Post Office. (Andy Cripe | Corvallis Gazette-Times) Close to a dozen demonstrators …Developers eye post offices in …

STEUBENVILLE – Informational pickets stood in front of the post office on North Third Street Monday to urge area residents to oppose the proposed closing of the local mail processing operations. More: continued here

Not everyone thinks the U.S. Postal Service is worth saving. Tad DeHaven of the Cato Institute says spiraling costs and uncertain revenues can be solved with privatization. Host Michel Martin and DeHaven discuss what a private postal service might look like. More: continued here

Daily American Online Local post offices handling the Christmas mailing rushWREX-TV16.5 billion cards, letters and packages are being handled by the US Postal Service between Thanksgiving and Christmas, with today's estimated 589 million pieces of mail being the highest volume of the year. The Rockford Post Office and plant expects …

Busiest day today for post officeWWL First NewsThe post office today is likely to be busier than they've been all season. US Postal Service officials expect to process 600 million pieces of mail today. Read more. A federal judge has tabled former Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard's request … More: …

Hartford Courant No Time To Waste – U.S. Post Office Christmas Deadlines LoomingPatch.comThe time to hit the post office is now! Today is the last day to ship via First-Class mail. Wednesday, Dec. 21 is the last day to ship Priority Mail and Thursday is the last day to ship …

Tuesday is the U.S. Post Office’s busiest day of the year, according to the Postmaster in St. Paul. More: continued here

Demonstrators gather outside to object to planned closure of rural postal stations More: continued here

Santa delivers post office to cartoon schoolvtdigger.orgby Press Release | December 20, 2011 White River Junction — Just in time for holidays, The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) received what it's always wanted: the Old Post Office building in downtown White River Junction. “It's CCS's dream building and … More: …