Post Office

Rural Post Offices are once again under the gun as the United States Post Office continues its attempt to stave off insolvency. Post Offices located in Sparks, Saint Louis, Cromwell and Bowlegs are among the thousands of Post Offices nationwide that are at-risk of being closed.   More: continued here

The Main Street post office, the place where people in Old Town collect their mail and the spot where random encounters with neighbors have occurred More: continued here

While Stark Town Supervisor Richard Bronner can understand why United States postal authorities are looking at the potential closure of more than 100 underutilized retail post offices across the state, it’s not a move he favors — especially since one of them is the little post office in this picturesque …

Thousands of “bandit barriers” in post offices are to be ripped down in an overhaul of the network to make it more friendly to customers. More: continued here

George: Local Post Offices Could be Closing TargetsGant DailyCamille “Bud” George, D-74 of Clearfield County, noted that area post offices are included on a US Postal Service “study list” for possible closure. “Being on the list doesn't necessarily mean the post office will close,” Rep. George said. …Mendota Post Office …

The three members of Vermont’s congressional delegation say a proposal by the U.S. Postal Service to close 14 of the state’s post offices as part of nationwide cost-cutting move threatens the “heart and soul” of the affected communities and they must not be closed, More: continued here

Closing post offices might be right moveMinneapolis Star TribuneIt is hard for a newspaper that covers rural places to take this stance, but reality must be faced: Perhaps not every place in America needs a post office anymore. Perhaps closing the post offices in Waltham, Hayward, Twin Lakes, Freeborn and …

The L Magazine Postal Service wants to close one of Virginia's oldest post officesWDBJ7.comThe Lowry Post Office is one of the longest continuous running post offices in the state of Virginia. It is more than 160 years old. It is located in an old country store between Goode and Bedford. …

Postal Service apologizes for refusing Mexican voter IDDenver PostA Gypsum resident is getting a post office box, after the US Postal Service apologized for refusing to accept a Mexican voter card as proof of identity. The American Civil Liberties Union had intervened on Griselda Duarte's behalf …Civil liberties group complains …

Why isn't Minneapolis Main post office on closure list?Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal (blog)As I culled through the list this week of the 3600 United States Postal Service sites that may be closed (including 88 in Minnesota), I was shocked that it didn't include the Minneapolis Main Post Office. …