Post Office

THE WHITE OAK post office (above) was established March 10, 1894. It was operated in the corner of a general store built by L.T. McKinnon. More: continued here

Boehner Uses “Absurd” Post Office Bills as Stall TacticFox News (blog)That allowed the House Thursday night to mull over renaming eight post offices. A facility as far away as Guam was to be rechristened the "John Pangelinan Gerber Post Office Building." Peoria, Illinois would see its post office named after …

The postal motto is, “neither snow, nor rain, nor sleet shall keep a postman from their appointed rounds.” It doesn’t say anything about government cutbacks, though. Mail carriers will continue doing their rounds as usual, of course, but the northern substation in Pahrump at 3950 N. Blagg Rd. is one …

The Associated Press Rural America worried about post office closingsThe Associated Press(AP) — For rural America, the post office is more than a convenient place to mail letters. It's income in areas where jobs are scarce, a place to pay the bills, and at times, a neighborhood spot to socialize. …

GYPSUM, Colorado — The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing the Gypsum post office of discrimination against Latinos. U.S. Postal Service officials say the accusation is the offshoot of a mistake. More: continued here

Kansas City Star Sunriver's Post Office: Return to Sender?KTVZSunriver's post office is a small site in the eyes of a $67 billion, self-funding government agency with more than 32000 retail offices. The USPS says the move is necessary because more people are using the Internet and smart phones for postal …

Area post offices affected by possible closingsMarshall IndependentGoing without a post office would also mean having to drive to Taunton or Canby to mail a package, they said. "I was kind of shocked to read it in the paper," Hanley Falls clerk Patty Savoie said of the announcement. It was …

LIHU‘E — Those who wish to keep the Hanama‘ulu Post Office: It’s time to speak up. More: continued here

BOGGSTOWN — More than 3,600 post offices are at risk of being shut down across the country, including the one in Boggstown at 6951 W. Lynn Lane. More: continued here

After 43 years of serving Fort Myers, the Miracle Mile branch of the U.S. Postal Service will close its doors in late September. More: continued here