Post Office

SAN MATEO – A U.S. Post Office is being renamed to honor the congressman assassinated 30 years ago by followers of Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones.U.S. Rep. Leo Ryan was gunned down Nov. 18, 1978, on an airstrip in Guyana. Four others also died in the shooting. More: continued here

WASHINGTON – The post office is telling Bob Hope: thanks for the memories. The beloved entertainer will be honored on a U.S. postage stamp next spring. More: continued here

The three suspects in the Oct. 30 break-in at the U.S. Post Office in Bartley appeared in a preliminary hearing in Red Willow County Court Tuesday and were bound over to District Court. More: continued here

WB’s PO boxes head to IC for at least 2 weeksWest Branch Times, IA –5 hours agoby Gregory R. Norfleet · News · November 19, 2008 Some 283 post office box customers must make a 25-mile round trip to Iowa City to retrieve mail for at … More: continued here

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) — Hong Kong office rents may slump as much as 60 percent in the next two years as the global financial crisis continues to hurt the city’s economy, the South China Morning Post reported, citing property analysts. More: continued here

Associated Press – November 19, 2008 1:04 PM ET DOVER, Idaho (AP) – The U.S. Post Office in the small northern Idaho town of Dover is staying put – at least for now. More: continued here

The public will be able to open current accounts at post offices for the first time under plans being pushed by the government. Negotiations are taking place between the Post Office and Bank of Ireland – which already provides savings accounts for the service – to offer current accounts. More: …

Post Office NowMt. Vernon Register-News, IL –15 minutes agoHiring! Avg. pay $20/hr or $57k/yr, Incl. Fed Ben; OT. Placed by adSource, not affiliated w/ USPS …>MORE Associate manager flexible hours, full time, … More: continued here

Emirates Post opens new post office at Sheikh Khalifa Medical CityAME Info, United Arab Emirates –33 minutes agoEmirates Post has opened a new post office at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, to cater to the growing demand for postal services in the area and … More: continued here

Mills River gets a contract post office in storeBlueRidgeNow.com, NC –5 hours agoAda Hensley, left, and Amy Hyatt weigh a package at the new post office contract unit at Hyder’s Kountry Kubbard in Mills River. By Leigh Kelley Mills River … More: continued here