Post Office

New York Times Obama names Tom Daschle to health post, vows to overhaul systemLos Angeles Times, CA –3 hours agoDaschle will head the Department of Health and Human Services as well as a new White House Office of Health Reform. By Noam N. Levey and John McCormick …Video: Obama Selects Daschle for …

GLOVERSVILLE – Mayor Tim Hughes, who recently discovered the city owns the parking lot adjacent to the post office, said at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting the U.S. Postal Service has declined to purchase the lot and the city should look into selling it. More: continued here

A VILLAGE post office is back on the right track after people power saved it from closure. And to celebrate its reprieve, postmaster Roland Derry has turned the store into a magnet for model railway enthusiasts. More: continued here

Robbers who mistook fridge for safe during Post Office raid are jailedTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –5 hours agoThree robbers mistook a fridge for a safe during a post office raid, a court has heard. The attackers, who left a trail of evidence that helped convict them … More: continued here

Holiday Post Office DeadlinesFox 8 News WJW, OH –14 minutes agoThough the lines were short, there were still many people at the main post office headquarters in Cleveland Thursday mailing out Christmas Cards. … More: continued here

A lot of holiday cards will be heading to the post office soon. The busiest day for mailing this season will be on Monday, December 15–th. To help ease the backlog at the post office on Monday… the Peoria postal service is providing additional hours at the North University location. …

Blythe's Post Office celebrates 100 yearsQuartzsite Times, CA –3 hours agoThis Saturday at 10:30 am the post office will open its back doors with live entertainment, community guest speakers and former postmasters sharing in the … More: continued here

Don't forget post office inside Baseline MartThe Oregonian – OregonLive.com, OR –3 hours agoOne of Orenco's best-kept secrets this time of year is the post office branch at the Baseline Mart, 5333 W. Baseline Road (503-648-8121). … More: continued here

Reward Offered In Post–Office RobberyNBC4i.com, OH –7 minutes agoBy Donna Willis Two male suspects grabbed a mail bag at the German Village Post Office on Whittier Street as workers were putting it in a truck last … More: continued here

Mail stolen from post office mailboxModesto Bee, CA –4 hours agoPostal employees Wednesday morning discovered that someone had forced open a drop-off mailbox at the US post office at 2300 Sylvan Avenue and stole some of … More: continued here