Post Office

Knife and gun-weilding raider robs post officeThe Surrey Herald, UK –3 minutes agoA Woking post office has been robbed by a balaclava-wearing man armed with what appeared to be a knife and a handgun, who tied up the owner. … More: continued here

QUESTION – My wife went to the Colorado Community Bank in west Greeley to buy a money order from the small post office inside the bank. More: continued here

Armed raider holds post office staff captiveGet Surrey, UK –3 minutes agoBy Charlotte Talbot STAFF at a Woking post office were held captive while an armed robber ransacked the store. Now police are appealing for witnesses to the … More: continued here

The new Post Office in Leyland town centre is relocating to 50 yards down the high street. (16/02/2009 07:45:53) More: continued here

Stamp price to go up, post office may end Saturday deliveriesSIU – Daily Egyptian, IL –1 hour agoTo save money, Sam Overton, 58, of Carbondale, said the post office should close entirely, including ceasing to deliver, on Saturdays since they are only … More: continued here

Man charged in Anne Arundel Co. machete attackExaminer.com –6 hours agoFeb 15, 2009 6:21 PM (11 mins ago) AP Officers were called to the Brooklyn Park Post Office on 16th Avenue around 1 pm Saturday and found that a man had …Man Charged In Anne Arundel Co. Machete AttackWJZall 4 news …

Plan to launch cross-strait post–office wire transfers stallseTaiwan News, Taiwan –4 minutes ago16 (CNA) Plans to launch a service Wednesday to wire money between China and Taiwan through post offices have been postponed to an unspecified date, … More: continued here

Post office is being shippedBurbank Leader,  United States –58 minutes agoBy Veronica Rocha BURBANK — The Magnolia Park Post Office will close at the end of the year because of a lease increase and be combined with Burbank’s main … More: continued here

Woolbrook hoping for Post Office reprieveSidmouth Herald, UK –19 hours agoUPSET Woolbrook residents are "praying" they don't lose their Post Office as its future remains uncertain. The Herald understands official receivers, … More: continued here

The Associated Press Japan headed for longest, deepest post-war recessionThe Australian, Australia –1 hour agoThe December period was the third successive quarter of economic contraction for Japan, although the official panel reporting to the Cabinet Office has …Japan's economy in quarterly diveBBC NewsJapan slump fastest in decadesAljazeera.netJapan says economic crisis worst since …