Post Office

Each December, a sleepy one-man post office in rural Indiana roars to life as thousands of holiday greeting cards arrive from around the world, each seeking the outpost’s unique red-inked imprint that pays homage to the hamlet’s biblical name. More: continued here

While the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service announced earlier this week their plans to eliminate more than 250 processing centers and lay off nearly 30,000 workers, Boonville Postmaster Eddie Hudson remains fairly unconcerned. More: continued here

BETHLEHEM, Ind. (AP) – Each December, a sleepy one-man post office in rural Indiana roars to life as thousands of holiday greeting cards arrive from around the world, each seeking the outpost’s unique red-inked imprint that pays homage to the hamlet’s biblical name. More: continued here

Brimbank Leader Man arrested over post office murderABC OnlineA 32-year-old man will face court today over the murder of a post office manager in the Melbourne suburb of Deer Park. The body of Dzung Nguyen, 48, of Meadow Heights, was found at the rear of his Australia Post outlet in …

Small towns fear losing holiday postmarksSan Francisco Chronicle6, 2011, photo shows the postmark cachet depicting the three wise men following the Star of Bethlehem on a letter stamped at the Bethlehem, Ind., post office. For decades, the post office in this little town of Bethlehem has been Christmas destination …and …

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Boonville Post Office dodges nationwide closingsBoonville Daily NewsAt a news briefing in Washington, vice president of network operations David Williams said the post office needs to move quickly to cut costs as it seeks to stem five years of red ink amid steadily declining mail volume. …

Time to Save the Post OfficeCounterPunchFor Mr. Donahoe, the drop in first class mail has left the Post Office with over-capacity. So he is closing over 200 processing centers, and shuttering hundreds of post offices, including Philadelphia's original Ben Franklin post offices. … More: continued here

Postal Service representatives held an open forum Wednesday night in the Magnolia Room of the University Center at Valdosta State University to discuss the pending consolidation of the Valdosta Customer Service Mail Processing Center, housed at the downtown location of the post office. More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service is closing the Cedar Bluff post office after it was unable to renew the building’s lease. More: continued here

Post offices around the world go greenMoneyweb.co.zaIt may be simple steps, but have generated big money for post offices around the world, including South Africa. The CEO of the International Post Corporation, Herbert-Michael Zapf, is determined to show that going green makes business sense. … More: continued here