Post Office

Boston Globe White House moves to save debt-ridden Postal Service from defaultThe Hill“Are we going to fight about the Post Office, too?” Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) asked. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), the chairman of the Homeland Security panel, said during the hearing that lawmakers would not be able to act …

BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Scott Brown says he’s confident Congress will find a way to help rescue the financially-strapped Postal Service. More: continued here

Ocala mail to be affected by January move. Christine Dixon sorts state mail at the Gainesville post office on Southwest 34th Street on Feb. 7. More: continued here

Trying to save piece of historyWANELIBERTY CENTER, Ind. (WANE) – People in the small town of Liberty Center, in Wells County, are speaking out about their post office. It's one of 95 across the state that could close because of a lack of revenue and foot traffic. …and more » More: …

As the United States Postal Service looks to cut costs, one option they’ve proposed is eliminating nearly 3,700 post offices across the country, including several in the Valley. More: continued here

Irish Times €1800 stolen in armed post office raidIrish TimesAN ARMED raider threatened three members of staff with a gun in a cash raid on a post office yesterday. An Post said a firearm was held to the head of the postmistress's husband in the raid by a masked man …

ABC News Is the post office too big to fail? Maybe notMiamiHerald.comWASHINGTON — Talk in recent weeks of post office closings and the elimination of Saturday mail delivery has shifted to a more dire prospect: The entire US Postal Service could go out of business within a year. …US Postal …

In financial crisis, Post office turns to Congress More: continued here

Wink News Eliminations ahead for the U.S. post officeWink NewsIt's been a decade of decline for the US post office and Tuesday, lawmakers are holding a hearing on the agency's growing deficit. On the table, eliminating Saturday delivery, laying off thousands of workers and closing hundreds of locations. …and more » …

The Spokesman Review (blog) Trib: Why Not Subsize Post Office?The Spokesman Review (blog)But a lot of it is artificial/Marty Trillhaase, Lewiston Tribune. More here. Question: Should the US government subsidize the US Postal Service to keep the current level of service? No comments on this post so far. Add yours!and …