Post Office

U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., on Friday called for a six-month moratorium to prevent the U.S. Postal Service from closing or consolidating local mail processing facilities or rural post offices. More: continued here

KEZI TV Protests voiced over cuts proposed for post officesThe Register-GuardThe cuts, which are intended to slash $2.1 billion out of the agency's spending by 2015, would include closure of the 200-employee processing center next to Gateway Mall in Springfield, as well as rural post offices in Walton, Deadwood and …

To see the bustle in the Crestview Post Office, it’s hard to imagine that the U.S. Postal Service could go bankrupt next year. Locally, lines have steadily lengthened as the holiday mailing season approaches, though “steady” might not be quite… More: continued here

Weekly newspapers looking closely at post office cutsKPIC"If I could trust the post office to be only a day, I wouldn't be as concerned." Local congressman Peter DeFazio recently made his view clear on the house floor. "This so-called Postmaster General, who should be fired because of a lack of …

Thirteen Times-area communities face the possibility of losing their post office, but many of the services could be salvaged. Village post offices, contract postal units and approved shippers each offer local businesses the opportunity to supply their communities with More: continued here

The Boston Globe Alternatives to the possible post office closuresMyWebTimes.comThirteen Times-area communities face the possibility of losing their post office, but many of the services could be salvaged. Village post offices, contract postal units and approved shippers each offer local businesses the opportunity to supply their …Post office gives tips …

Post Office To Residents: It's Time To Get MailboxesWTAE PittsburghFor 50 years, the US Post Office has delivered the mail to the front door of houses on streets in Belle Vernon, where the homes are just a few steps from the road. Fellow resident Bonnie Halinka said, “This is a …

Closed Post Office Boxes – Good QuestionKAKENews of several mail facilities and rural post offices closing within weeks is causing concern. The United States Post Office recently announced plans to close 252 facilities in 2012, in an effort to save $3 billion. The agency is also reviewing …Post offices could …

Telfer & Others Join Together to Fight Post Office ClosuresKBNDState Senator Chris Telfer of Bend has joined a bi-partisan group of State Senators asking Congress to re-consider a move to close many rural post offices. Telfer says for one: Oregon votes by mail, so closing the post offices could have …

A national holiday tradition is being honored in its home town of Columbia Falls. The Wreaths Across America convoy is being featured in a special holiday postmark. The Columbia Falls Post Office will be stamping letters and postcards with the special postmark Saturday morning from 8:15 a.m. t . . …