Post Office

Oregon museum seeks historic post office for new home in EugeneThe RepublicThe museum's historical society continues to eye the historic US post office building for sale in downtown Eugene, and Hart recently got the blessing of the Lane County Board of Commissioners to go after the building. But his group …

News 10NBC Geneva post officer worker accused of stealing gift cardsRochester Democrat and ChronicleA Geneva post office employee accused of stealing gift cards out of the mail instead of delivering them has been arrested. The Ontario County Sheriff's Office said that Holly P. Parsons, 57, of Gorham-Hall Road in Stanley …

The huddled masses would be sorely disappointed – the Ellis Island greeter depicted on a new U.S. stamp is actually her Las Vegas replica. More: continued here

DeseretNews.com encourages a civil dialogue among its readers. We welcome your thoughtful comments. Mitt Romney gives the Tea Party a big congratulatory backslap in his op-ed piece in today’s Orlando Sentinel. More: continued here

MATT COOPER The Register-Guard EUGENE, Ore. As a museum director, you know it’s time for a bigger building when you’re storing artifacts in an old bathroom. On a recent tour of the Lane County Historical Museum at the county fairgrounds, Executive Director Bob Hart displayed Exhibit A: a dark, dank …

MiamiHerald.com US post office mixes up Statue Liberty stampAFPNEW YORK — The US post office had egg on its face Friday after realizing that a stamp showing the Statue of Liberty in close up was not taken in New York's harbor, but Las Vegas. The mix-up in the 44 cent …

WIVB Some Postage Rate to Increase MondayKBNDFor magazines or promotional flyers, that rate is increasing, says an AP report. post card rates are also rising to 29 cents. According to the report, the Post Office lost about $8.5 billion last year and the rate increases, estimated to bring in about …

The state says an increase in manufacturing jobs helped Ohio’s unemployment rate drop for the 13th… – 3:06 pm More: continued here

BRONSON, Iowa — Bronson residents may have to drive to Moville, Iowa, to send packages or registered letters if the U.S. Postal Service carries out a proposal to close the town’s post office. More: continued here

Los Angeles Times A Philatelic Whopper: When Lady Liberty Turns Out To Be A ReplicaNPR (blog)The US post office had egg on its face Friday after realizing that a stamp showing the Statue of Liberty in close up was not taken in New York's harbor, but Las Vegas. A man …