Post Office

Newbury Weekly News Group Now Post Office branches hit by computer glitchesRegisterThe Post Office network was knocked for six in two 30 minute periods, leading to long queues forming on one of the busiest posting days in the run-up to Christmas. The bugs coincided with problems accessing …Computer glitch hits …

Here is a separation of church and state question to ponder 12 days before Christmas: Should carolers be allowed to belt tunes inside a post office? In Silver Spring, the answer is: No. The Internet is bursting with reports of carolers who were summarily tossed out of a post office …

As the U.S. Postal Service braces for more cuts and postal office closures, union workers said the shutdown of the mail distribution center in Frederick is already causing major backups at Baltimore’s main post office. More: continued here

It should be no real surprise that the U.S. Post Office is undergoing a $3 billion round of cutbacks. They have been the billion dollar darling of Federal underwriting for over a decade—having lost $20 billion in the last four years alone. How long did they expect this to go …

Opposing Views Post Office to Christmas carolers: Please leaveWashington Post (blog)Here is a separation of church and state question to ponder 12 days before Christmas: Should carolers be allowed to belt tunes inside a post office? No carolers allowed to belt tunes in a post office. (Karen Bleier – AFP/Getty …

Chuck Hamilton talks about the possible closing of the Parkdale post office. More: continued here

Local man assaulted at post officeShawnee News StarAn 83-year-old man was robbed and assaulted at the Shawnee Post Office around 2 pm Sunday. Shawnee police officer Russell Conner reported he found Burke “Fritz” Anderson laying next to a “large pool of blood” on the floor of the post …Shawnee man …

The Guardian Johnson pushes moratorium on post office closuresRapid City JournalD., is one of 22 US senators asking Congress for a six-month moratorium preventing the US Postal Service from closing post offices or consolidating mail-processing facilities. A letter sent to Senate leadership and the Appropriations Committee asks …Johnson: Put hold …

Xmas queue misery after Royal Mail’s web fail Computer glitches reduced Post Office branch services to a crawl on Monday.… More: continued here

Latest problem in busy Christmas season More: continued here