Post Office

The post office is facing a severe financial crisis that will not ease any time soon, Postmaster General John Potter told a House subcommittee Wednesday. More: continued here

Financially strapped post office asking for helpThe Associated PressHe said the post office is "facing losses of historic proportion. Our situation is critical." The post office was $2.8 billion in the red last year and is facing even larger losses this year due to the sharp decline in mail volume in the weak economy. More:…

US Postal Service Looks For Help From CongressWEHT-TV, IN, INThe post office lost $2.8 billion last year, and is facing even larger losses this year due to a sharp decline in mail volume in the weak economy. The postmaster has raised the possibility of cutting mail delivery from six days a week to five. … More:…

Money-troubled post office turning to CongressLebanon Daily News, PABy RANDOLPH E. SCHMID AP Writer WASHINGTON—The nation's postmaster general is telling a House panel that the post office is facing a severe financial crisis that won't ease any time soon. Postmaster General John Potter told a House subcommittee … More: continued here

Money-troubled post office turning to CongressHouston Chronicle, United StatesThe post office was $2.8 billion in the red last year and is facing even larger losses this year due to the sharp decline in mail volume in the weak economy. Potter raised the possibility of cutting mail delivery from six days-a-week to five in January … More:…

Money-troubled post office turning to CongressSeattle Post IntelligencerBy RANDOLPH E. SCHMID AP WRITER WASHINGTON — The post office is facing a severe financial crisis that will not ease any time soon, Postmaster General John Potter told a House subcommittee Wednesday. "We are facing losses of historic proportion. … More: continued here

Cameroon: Central Post Office Vendors in Search of SpaceAllAfrica.com, WashingtonIt's midday, Monday, 9 March, around the central post office in the capital city. The usual bustling that characterises the area is no more. Instead, a huge crowd of people is seen standing in a mourning mood. When approached, they lament "we do not … More: continued…

Brisbane Times Budget planning…Twostate solution…Post office call for help …Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck, NDThe post office was $2.8 billion in the red last year and is facing even larger losses this year. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) After eight days together, it will be time for the space shuttle and space station crews to say goodbye to…

FedSmith.com Ridgefield Post Office marks Passport Day SaturdayRidgefield Press,  USAThe Ridgefield post office will join the Department of State in celebrating “Passport Day in the USA,” Saturday, March 28, from 9 to 1. On Saturday, passport forms for the traditional passport book and the new passport card will be available. …Do you have a Passport?Examiner.comClerk’s…

Alpine City Council approves post officeDaily Herald, UTThe contract post office"will compliment the proposed Alpine library" said Thompson before the vote, and it is possible that a library employee and a post office employee "could be trained to run both and save a lot of money. … More: continued here