Post Office

Closing post officesHigh Plains JournalThe identity of many towns is marked by having their own US Post Office. A five-digit number, a ZIP code, is proof that a population center exists. A post office provides one or more local jobs and a gathering place where people can have a reason …

CHAMBERSBURG, Ill. (WGEM)– A small Illinois town is losing a piece of it’s identity Friday as the Chambersburg Post Office officially closes. More: continued here

Armed robber detained by publicBBC NewsAn armed robber was dragged from his motorbike and detained by members of the public after a raid on a post office in Greater Manchester. Police were called to Heaton Moor post office at around 10:00 BST after reports a masked man had threatened staff …

Targeting the Post OfficeCounterPunchThe Post Office has a deficit, and on its front page the paper of record listed the main reasons why: labor costs are 80% of total cost in the post office but only 53% and 32% at UPS and Fed Ex; health benefits are more generous at …

Residents in Fulton, Dimock upset at post office proposalDaily RepublicThe USPS is conducting meetings to gather input from citizens whose towns' post offices have been proposed to close. The announcement for possible closures came earlier this year for 80 post offices in South Dakota. More meetings are coming next week …

BLUE MOUNTAIN — About 60 people — a number matching nearly half the 2010 population of Blue Mountain — gathered at the Logan County town’s community center Thursday to plead for the life of their post office. More: continued here

West Virginia Public Broadcasting Post office must evolve quicklyBuffalo NewsThe crisis has been a long time coming, but the US Postal Service finally needs to face facts: The end of the post office as we have known it may be here. For it to continue as it has is to …

Faced with the possible closing of their post office, the residents of Bath vented their frustrations Wednesday at a public hearing in the town’s firehouse. More: continued here

Postmaster Dennis Sank has little to say about the efforts to save the local post office.   He couldn’t even go to the public hearing about its possible closure Wednesday night. More: continued here

Tiny Community Tries To Save Its Post OfficeFort Smith Times RecordBLUE MOUNTAIN — About 60 people — a number matching nearly half the 2010 population of Blue Mountain — gathered at the Logan County town's community center Thursday to plead for the life of their post office. The occasion was …