ABC News What people are saying about the postal serviceThe Associated PressSo what do Americans think about the need for the post office? ___ Ohio State University graduate student Allison Fisher says she pays most of her bills electronically, so if postal services were to decrease or end, it would affect her much less than…
Imagine a nation without the Postal Service. It could reach a point next summer where it doesn’t have the money to keep operating. More: continued here
The postmaster general is struggling to keep the organization afloat as more people ditch mail in favor of the Internet. Still, it’s hard for many to imagine a world without the post office. More: continued here
CHAMBERSBURG, Ill. (WGEM) — Starting Saturday, Chambersburg residents will have their mail delivered directly to their home. But the residents say in such a small town of just 250 residents, going to pick up their mail everyday was anything but a chore. More: continued here
Arrest made in NT$40 mil. savings heistChina PostA former post office clerk has been arrested in Taipei in connection with the theft of almost NT$40 million in postal savings belonging to the town hall and residents of a small island five years ago, police said yesterday. Ho Ping-huei, who was then a …Postal clerk who…
ABC News No more mail? What would Ben Franklin think?Ct Post7, 2011, William Scott, 79, enters a post office to mail a letter in Worthington, Ohio. Scott said he usually visits the post office three times a week to send mail. If the local post office were to shut own, would anyone miss it? …What…
Aboard the M/V Sophie C. tour boat, Anne Nix serves as deck hand, tour guide and ice cream vendor. And from a small closet packed with canvas bags, a scale and other supplies, she runs the nation’s only inland floating post office. More: continued here
Anne Nix makes NH's floating postal office runnwitimes.com8, 2011, the M/V Sophie C sits at port in Laconia, NH The Sophie C is the nation's only inland floating post office. The Sophie C is the nation's only inland floating post office. If the local post office were to shut own, would anyone miss it? ……
The Associated Press Anne Nix makes NH's floating postal office runThe Associated PressAnd from a small closet packed with canvas bags, a scale and other supplies, she runs the nation's only inland floating post office. "Even when it rains, you don't have a bad day on the mail boat. How can you have a bad…
ABC News Post Office Struggles Under Union Contracts, Retiree CostsBig GovernmentHe acknowledged that if Congress doesn't act, the post office could reach a point next summer where it doesn't have the money to keep operating. That wouldn't sit well with Mimi Raskin, a wine and antiques store owner in Grants Pass, Ore., …What people are…