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Post Office moves ahead on slower delivery; no decision on La Crosse plantLa Crosse TribuneThe plan, announced in September and presented today to the Postal Regulatory Commission for an advisory opinion, would relax service standards, doing away with most next-day delivery of letters. It hinges on the closure of 252 …

MILWAUKEE Five mail processing centers in Wisconsin are among the 252 nationwide that the U.S. Postal Service plans to close starting in April. More: continued here

Tangerang post office head murdered in robberyJakarta PostPost office official Rahmat Santoso, 42, was murdered in a robbery at his office on Jalan Hasyim Ashari in Cipondoh, Banten, on Monday. “He died after being harshly beaten about his head by a metal object used to stamp letters,” Tangerang Police chief …

Post office plans to close 5 process centers in stateHerald Times ReporterAP MILWAUKEE — Five mail processing centers in Wisconsin are among the 252 nationwide that the US Postal Service plans to close starting in April. Centers in Eau Claire, Kenosha, La Crosse, Portage and Wausau are included on the …

Letters to Santa program fulfills children's holidaysDelmarva NowRehoboth Beach Postmaster Rick DeWitt works on his laptop at the Rehoboth Beach Post Office, using his computer to respond to children's letters to Santa. / SCOTT NATHAN/DELAWARE WAVE Post offices around the country participate in the Letters to Santa …Elves needed as …

Alaska Dispatch Elves needed as Santa letters hit post officeOCRegisterLetters addressed to Santa Claus are once again pouring into the US Post Office and starting Tuesday morning (Dec. 6) the public is invited to dig through them. Individuals, business and coroporations can go …Operation Santa: How to get your wishlist …

Facing bankruptcy, US Postal Service plans unprecedented cuts to first-class …NewserNearly 30000 workers would be laid off, too, as the post office struggles to respond to a shift to online communication and bill payments. A first class envelope is shown at a US Post Office in San Jose, Calif., Monday, …

Bellevue Main and Midlakes Post Offices to Be Closed, ConsolidatedPatch.comThe Bellevue Main Post Office in downtown is slated for closure by the US Postal Service by 2013. The Bellevue Main Post Office and the Midlakes Post Office are set for closure and consolidation into one office in mid-2013, … More: …

Fox News Put Post Office Woes in ContextWheeling IntelligencerBut the question now is whether the Postal Service's new plan – charging customers more for less service – will work. When the agency began closing post offices and downsizing processing centers, including that in Wheeling, we warned that would result …Changes …

US Postal Service site cuts would slow first-class mail deliveryNewsOK.comAbout 28000 workers would be laid off, too, as the post office struggles to respond to a shift to online communication and bill payments. 12/06/2011 OKLAHOMA TIES Four state sites may be eliminated Under plans to cut nearly $3 billion from …